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Verb: glare  glehr
  1. Look at with a fixed gaze
    "The girl glared at the man who tried to make a pass at her";
    - glower
     
  2. Be sharply reflected
    "The moon glared back at itself from the lake's surface"
     
  3. Shine intensely
    "The sun glared down on us"
Noun: glare  glehr
  1. 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
     
  2. An angry stare
    - glower
     
  3. 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: glaring, glares, glared

Type of: beam, brightness, prominence, reflect, shine, stare

Encyclopedia: Glare