Verb: glare glehr
- Look at with a fixed gaze
"The girl glared at the man who tried to make a pass at her";
- glower
- Be sharply reflected
"The moon glared back at itself from the lake's surface"
- Shine intensely
"The sun glared down on us"
- An angry stare
"The teacher's glare silenced the noisy classroom";
- glower
- 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
- A focus of public attention
"when Congress investigates it brings the full glare of publicity to the agency";
- limelight, spotlight, public eye
Sounds like: glair
Derived forms: glares, glared, glaring
Type of: beam, brightness, prominence, reflect, shine, stare
Encyclopedia: Glare