Definition of glare Glare

/glɛˈɹ/ - [gler] - glare

We found 26 definitions of glare from 6 different sources.

What does glare mean?

Noun Plural: glares
glare - an angry stare
		glower
		stare a fixed look with eyes open wide
glare - a light within the field of vision that is brighter than the brightness to which the eyes are adapted; "a glare of sunlight"
		blaze, brilliance
		brightness the location of a visual perception along a continuum from black to white
glare - a focus of public attention; "he enjoyed being in the limelight"; "when Congress investigates it brings the full glare of publicity to the agency"
		limelight, spotlight, public eye
		prominence relative importance
Verb glares, glaring, glared
glare - shine intensely; "The sun glared down on us"
		beam, shine smile radiantly; express joy through one's facial expression
		beat come out better in a competition, race, or conflict; "Agassi beat Becker in the tennis championship"; "We beat the competition"; "Harvard defeated Yale in the last football game"
glare - be sharply reflected; "The moon glared back at itself from the lake's surface"
		reflect, shine give evidence of the quality of; "The mess in his dorm room reflects on the student"
glare - look at with a fixed gaze; "The girl glared at the man who tried to make a pass at her"
		glower
		stare fixate one's eyes; "The ancestor in the painting is staring down menacingly"

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glare (Noun)
An intense, blinding light.
glare (Noun)
Showy brilliance; gaudiness.
glare (Noun)
An angry or fierce stare.
glare (Noun)
A call collision; the situation where an incoming call occurs at the same time as an outgoing call.
glare (Verb)
To stare angrily.
glare (Verb)
To shine brightly.
glare (Verb)
To shoot out, or emit, as a dazzling light.
glare (Adjective)
smooth and bright or translucent; glary.

glare (v. i.)
To shine with a bright, dazzling light.
glare (v. i.)
To look with fierce, piercing eyes; to stare earnestly, angrily, or fiercely.
glare (v. i.)
To be bright and intense, as certain colors; to be ostentatiously splendid or gay.
glare (v. t.)
To shoot out, or emit, as a dazzling light.
glare (n.)
A bright, dazzling light; splendor that dazzles the eyes; a confusing and bewildering light.
glare (n.)
A fierce, piercing look or stare.
glare (n.)
A viscous, transparent substance. See Glair.
glare (n.)
A smooth, bright, glassy surface; as, a glare of ice.
glare (n.)
Smooth and bright or translucent; -- used almost exclusively of ice; as, skating on glare ice.

glare
glār, n. a clear, dazzling light: overpowering lustre: a piercing look.—v.i. to shine with a clear, dazzling light: to be ostentatiously splendid: to look with piercing eyes.—adj. Glar′ing, bright and dazzling: barefaced: notorious.—adv. Glar′ingly.—n. Glar′ingness. [Perh. from A.S. glær, a pellucid substance, amber.]

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glare in sign language