glare
/ɡlɛɚ/ verb C2- To stare angrily. · He walked in late, with the teacher glaring at him the whole time.
- To shine brightly. · The sun glared down on the desert sand.
- To be bright and intense, or ostentatiously splendid.
- To shoot out, or emit, as a dazzling light.
He/she/it glares · Past glared · Past participle glared · -ing form glaring
Verb forms
- Base form
- glare
- He/she/it
- glares
- Past
- glared
- Past participle
- glared
- -ing form
- glaring
From the library
The Queen turned crimson with fury, and, after glaring at her for a moment like a wild beast, screamed “Off with her head!
Phillips glared so sternly that Ruby began to cry.
When they were on, Dorothy could not take them off had she wished, but of course she did not wish to be blinded by the glare of the Emerald City, so she said nothing.
When they came into this glare each of them turned simultaneously to gaze upon the other’s face.
Other matches
Learn glare in real texts
With a free account, hover any word in the library for its meaning, hear it read aloud, save words for review timed to your memory, and see how much of each book you already know.