Meaning of glare in English

glare
noun
uk
/ɡleər/ us
/ɡler/

glare noun (LOOK)

C2 [ C ]
a long, angry look:
She gave me a fierce glare.
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glare noun (LIGHT)

C2 [ U ]
unpleasantly bright or strong light:
Tinted windows will reduce the glare/the sun's glare.
This screen gives off a lot of glare.
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the/a glare of something
glare
verb [ I ]
uk
/ɡleər/ us
/ɡler/

glare verb [I] (SHINE)

to shine too brightly:
The sun was glaring right in my eyes.
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glare verb [I] (LOOK)

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.
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(Definition of glare from the Cambridge Advanced Learner's Dictionary & Thesaurus © Cambridge University Press)

glare | American Dictionary

glare
verb [ I ]
us
/ɡler, ɡlær/

glare verb [I] (LOOK)

to look at someone angrily and without moving your eyes:
He kept talking during the concert, and people were glaring at him.

glare verb [I] (SHINE)

to shine too brightly:
The sun glared on the snow and the effect was blinding.
glare
noun [ C/U ]
us
/ɡler, ɡlær/

glare noun [C/U] (LOOK)

a long, angry look at someone or something:
[ C ] Their greeting was returned by a disapproving glare.

glare noun [C/U] (SHINE)

a shine that is much too bright and feels as if it is hurting your eyes:
[ U ] A tinted windshield cuts down on glare.
(Definition of glare from the Cambridge Academic Content Dictionary © Cambridge University Press)

Examples of glare

glare
He glared at me for a few seconds and nodded, the fierce expression still on his face.
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We accompany our speech with appropriate gestures, perhaps glaring for dominance or smiling for deference.
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One glaring manifestation of this was the disorganization of the groups.
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In this context that is a rather glaring inadequacy, since all legal requirements impinge on freedom both by limiting choice and by using personal resources.
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In 1845, a traveler observed, there were glaring differences between the conditions of rich and poor inmates.
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Unfortunately, the glaring exception was the ceramic descriptions and chronological summary for the site.
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By careful scholarship and meticulous editing, the volume avoids the overlaps and contradictions frequent in symposia, with one glaring exception.
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His 'introduction' is a swirling kaleidoscope of bright and glaring sound soon stalled by that whimsical contrabass clarinet - supported by equally whimsical percussion.
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Viral proteins with assigned functions appear to be well conserved with one glaring exception.
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Next, when peoples' income and expenditure are compared a glaring contradiction prevails: the poor are found to be spending just over twice the income they claim to have.
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I think his complaints boil down to three main issues: glaring functional problems in prize-winning buildings, arrogant architects out of touch with popular taste, and prejudiced competition juries.
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Underlying the military debacle was the regime's political defeat, itself the result of a glaring discrepancy between the state's needs for warmaking and society's meagre resources.
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There are no glaring mismatches between fitt changes and narrative transitions in the work of the first scribe as there are in that of the second.
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Our study also demonstrates a glaring differential in advance care planning by age, with advance directives much more common for older residents than for younger residents.
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He is glaring into the television cameras and telling them how tough he is today, or anyway that he will be with luck tomorrow.
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Translations of glare

in Chinese (Traditional)
看, （長久的）怒視，瞪眼, 光…
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看, （长久的）怒视，瞪眼, 光…
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mirada airada, luz deslumbradora, mirar airadamente…
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olhar penetrante/feroz, luz ofuscante, olhar de modo feroz…
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にらみつけること, 怒りに満ちた視線, ぎらぎらする光…
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göz kamaştıran, göz alan, çok parlak…
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jeter un regard furieux, éblouir, éclat [masculine] éblouissant…
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mirada irada, llum enlluernadora, mirar iradament…
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تَحْديق, نَظرة ساخِطة, وَهَج…
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zlobně hledět, (oslnivě) planout, zlobný pohled…
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se vredt, nidstirre, blænde…
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melotot, menyorot, tatapan…
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ถลึงตา, เปล่งแสง, การจ้องเขม็ง…
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nhìn trừng trừng, chiếu sáng, cái nhìn trừng trừng…
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oślepiające światło, piorunujące spojrzenie, patrzeć z wściekłością…
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menjegil, bersinar dengan sinaran yang menyilaukan, jegil…
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starren, strahlen, wilder Blick…
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se sint på, blende, blendende lys [neuter]…
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люто дивитися, виблискувати, лютий погляд…
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sguardo minaccioso, luce abbagliante, guardare con fare minaccioso…
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