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glare

/ɡlɛɚ/noun, verb1 syllable

Glare means: a focus of public attention.

Synonyms for glare6

noun, as in a focus of public attention

limelight, spotlight, public eye

noun, as in a light within the field of vision that is brighter than the brightness to which the eyes are adapted

blaze, brilliance

noun, as in an angry stare

glower

verb, as in look at with a fixed gaze

glower

What does glare mean?6

noun

1

a focus of public attention“he enjoyed being in the limelight”

2

a light within the field of vision that is brighter than the brightness to which the eyes are adapted“a glare of sunlight”

3

an angry stare

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”

Definitions from the Open English WordNet, CC BY 4.0.

What rhymes with glare?52

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All 52 rhymes for glare, grouped by syllable

Glare in a sentence

  • In the end, her glare cowed him into submission.kemushi69
  • The glare of the light dazzled me, even though my eyes were closed.sundown
  • The sudden glare impinged painfully on his eyes.unknown
  • She was blinded by the glare of headlights and could not avoid the accident.Hybrid
  • I felt everyone's glare land on me all at once.end
  • There's a huge glare; we should watch it in the other room.shekitten
  • John's friends started to glare at him again.Amastan
  • Lorenzo looked at us with the most unwelcoming glare.Amastan

Sentences from Tatoeba, CC BY 2.0 FR, credited to their authors.

Forms of glare

as a noun

plural
glares

as a verb

past tense
glared
present participle
glaring
third-person singular
glares
past participle
glared