I. ˈgla(a)](ə)r, ˈgle], ]ə\ verb
( -ed/-ing/-s )
Etymology: Middle English glaren; akin to Middle Dutch & Middle Low German glaren to gleam, glare, Old English glæs glass — more at glass
intransitive verb
1.
a. : to shine especially by reflection with a harsh uncomfortably brilliant light
the heat was terrific, the pavements glared — Aldous Huxley
the town was baking and glaring in the somniferous New York heat — Edmund Wilson
: shine with an intense disagreeable brightness
the sun glared down relentlessly
a single naked bulb glared pitilessly in the center of the room
: shine blindingly
shielding our eyes as we crossed the white sand beach that blazed and glared
miles of frozen snow that glared in the morning sunlight
b. archaic : to stand out offensively : be unpleasantly conspicuous : obtrude
2. : to stare with intense hostility, annoyance, or dislike : stare angrily or fiercely : glower , scowl
where two armies glare at each other across a geographical line — Lindesay Parrott
glared at him as he walked in late
transitive verb
1. : to express (as hostility) by glowering or scowling
glaring defiance at each other — J.B.Priestley
2. archaic : to cause to be sharply reflected
Synonyms: see blaze , gaze
II. noun
( -s )
1.
a.
(1) : a harsh uncomfortably bright light or reflection of light : intense disagreeable brightness
the unshaded bulbs threw a cheap yellow glare over the walls — A.P.Gaskell
the glare of publicity
specifically : painfully bright sunlight
the glare on the meadows was as blinding as if it shone on tin — Jean Stafford
(2) archaic : the quality or state of being lustrous or glistening : shininess
b. : cheap showy brilliance : garishness , gaudiness
art was partly corrupted by the fondness for glare , expensiveness, and size — F.W.Farrar
2. : a fixed glowering look : a look expressive of intense hostility, annoyance, or dislike : an angry or fierce stare : scowl
the baleful glare of their eyes
gave the jury a glare
III. noun
( -s )
Etymology: probably from glare (II)
: a surface, sheet, or glaze of glare ice
IV.
archaic
variant of glair