glare
/ɡlɛə//ɡlɛəɹ/
noun
- 1
An intense, blinding light.
- 2
Showy brilliance; gaudiness.
- 3
An angry or fierce stare.
- 4
A call collision; the situation where an incoming call occurs at the same time as an outgoing call.
- 5
A smooth, bright, glassy surface.
“a glare of ice”
- 6
A viscous, transparent substance; glair.
verb
- 1
To stare angrily.
“He walked in late, with the teacher glaring at him the whole time.”
- 2
To shine brightly.
“The sun glared down on the desert sand.”
- 3
To be bright and intense, or ostentatiously splendid.
- 4
To shoot out, or emit, as a dazzling light.
adjective
- 1
(of ice) smooth and bright or translucent; glary
“skating on glare ice”
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