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glare

/ɡlɛɚ/ noun

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noun Definition from WordNet 3.1, Princeton University. Pronunciation from Wiktionary, via Kaikki.org. More about glare at Wordnik → Where our words come from →

  1. A light within the field of vision that is brighter than the brightness to which the eyes are adapted.
    a glare of sunlight
  2. An angry stare.
  3. A focus of public attention.
    he enjoyed being in the limelight

verb

  1. Look at with a fixed gaze.
    The girl glared at the man who tried to make a pass at her
  2. Be sharply reflected.
    The moon glared back at itself from the lake's surface
  3. Shine intensely.
    The sun glared down on us

Origin

From Middle English glaren, from Old English *glærian, from Proto-West Germanic *glarōn. Cognate with dialectal Middle Dutch glariën (“to glisten; sparkle”), Low German glaren (“to shine brightly; glow; burn”), Middle High German glaren (“to shine brightly”). Related to glower, glass.

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