glare
noun/ɡleə(r)/
/ɡler/
- [uncountable, singular] a very bright, unpleasant light
- For a moment she was blinded by the harsh glare of the sun.
- The rabbit was caught in the glare of the car's headlights.
- These sunglasses are designed to reduce glare.
- (figurative) The divorce was conducted in the full glare of publicity (= with continuous attention from newspapers and television).
Extra Examples- The walls were whitewashed to reflect the glare of the sun.
- Under the glare of the street lamps, visibility was good.
- We screwed up our eyes against the blinding glare from the searchlights.
- We wore sunglasses to reduce the glare from the road.
Oxford Collocations Dictionaryadjective- blinding
- full
- harsh
- …
- reflect
- reduce
- be blinded by
- …
- against the glare
- in the glare of
- under the glare of
- …
- the glare of publicity
- [countable] a long, angry look
- to give somebody a hostile glare
Synonyms looklookglance ▪ gaze ▪ stare ▪ glimpse ▪ glareThese are all words for an act of looking, when you turn your eyes in a particular direction.look an act of looking at somebody/something:- Here, have a look at this.
- She stole a glance at her watch.
- She felt embarrassed under his steady gaze.
- She gave the officer a blank stare and shrugged her shoulders.
- He caught a glimpse of her in the crowd.
- She fixed her questioner with a hostile glare.
- a look/glance at somebody/something
- a penetrating/piercing look/glance/gaze/stare
- a long look/glance/stare
- a brief look/glance/glimpse
- to have/get/take a look/glance/glimpse
- to avoid somebody’s glance/gaze/stare
Synonyms starestaregaze ▪ peer ▪ glareThese words all mean to look at somebody/something for a long time.stare to look at somebody/something for a long time, especially with surprise or fear, or because you are thinking:- I screamed and everyone stared.
- We all gazed at Marco in amazement.
- I looked at her and she glared stonily back.
- to stare/gaze/peer/glare at somebody/something
- to stare/gaze/peer/glare suspiciously
- to stare/gaze/peer anxiously/intently
- to stare/gaze/glare wildly/fiercely
Extra ExamplesTopics Feelingsc1- He sent her a glare that was full of suspicion.
- He turned his baleful glare on the cowering suspect.
- She fixed her questioner with an icy glare.
- She shot a warning glare at her companion.
Oxford Collocations Dictionaryadjective- angry
- baleful
- defiant
- …
- fix somebody with
- give somebody
- send somebody
- …
Word OriginMiddle English (in the sense ‘shine strongly’): from Middle Dutch and Middle Low German glaren ‘to gleam, glare’: perhaps related to glass. The sense ‘stare’ occurred first in the adjective glaring (late Middle English).
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