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glare

verb [I] (LOOK)
 
 
/ɡleər/ US  /ɡler/

Definition

C2 to look directly and continuously at someone or something in an angry way: She glared angrily at everyone and stormed out of the room.Grimacing and frowningUsing the eyesEyesight, glasses and lensesThe eye and surrounding areaPerceptive
(Definition of glare verb (LOOK) from the Cambridge Advanced Learner's Dictionary & Thesaurus © Cambridge University Press)

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