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To glare is defined as to stare at.

(verb)

An example of to glare is to look at someone for a long time.

The definition of a glare is an angry stare, a blinding light or an area of glassy ice.

(noun)

An example of a glare is a look that a student may get from their teach when misbehaving.
An example of a glare is light from the sun making it difficult to drive.

See glare in Webster's New World College Dictionary

intransitive verb glared, glaring

to shine with a strong, steady, dazzling light
to be too bright or showy
to stare fiercely or angrily

Origin: ME glaren < or akin to MDu, to gleam, glare & OE glær, amber: for IE base see glass

transitive verb

to send forth or express with a glare

noun

a strong, steady, dazzling light or brilliant reflection, as from sunlight
a too bright or dazzling display
a fierce or angry stare

noun

a smooth, bright, glassy surface, as of ice

Origin: prob. < glare

adjective

smooth, bright, and glassy

See glare in American Heritage Dictionary 4

verb glared glared, glar·ing, glares

verb, intransitive

To stare fixedly and angrily. See Synonyms at gaze.
To shine intensely and blindingly: A hot sun glared down on the desert.
To be conspicuous; stand out obtrusively: The headline glared from the page.

verb, transitive

To express by staring angrily: He glared his disapproval.

noun

A fierce or angry stare.
a. An intense, blinding light.
b. Garish or showy brilliance; gaudiness.

Origin:

Origin: Middle English glaren, to glitter

Origin: ; akin to Middle Low German glaren, to glisten; see ghel-² in Indo-European roots

noun

A sheet or surface of glassy and very slippery ice.

Origin:

Origin: Probably from glare¹

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