glare
IPA: gɫˈɛr
noun
- (uncountable) An intense, blinding light.
- Showy brilliance; gaudiness.
- An angry or fierce stare.
- (telephony) A call collision; the situation where an incoming call occurs at the same time as an outgoing call.
- (US) A smooth, bright, glassy surface.
- A viscous, transparent substance; glair.
verb
- (intransitive) To stare angrily.
- (intransitive) To shine brightly.
- (intransitive) To be bright and intense, or ostentatiously splendid.
- (transitive) To shoot out, or emit, as a dazzling light.
adjective
- (US, of ice) smooth and bright or translucent; glary
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Examples of "glare" in Sentences
- The glare in the sky is distracting.
- It is designed to reduce the heat and glare of the sun.
- The only thing creepier than his expressionless glare is his smile.
- Glare and brightness are relative to the state of adaptation of the eye.
- Big bold letters glare from the front page bottom of the right-wing newspaper:
- The likelihood of getting glare is directly tied to the sharpness of the reflection.
- Walking, at 3 a.m., windows dark with sleep except for the uncertain glare of insomnia.
- The web's ability to dredge duplicitous schemes from the corporate-governmental shadows into the noonday glare is a great advance, one with implications that reach far beyond food policy.
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