glare
verb
[ ɡlɛː ]
• stare in an angry or fierce way.
• "she glared at him, her cheeks flushing"
Similar:
stare angrily,
scowl,
glower,
look daggers,
frown,
lour,
give someone a black look,
look threateningly/menacingly,
give someone a dirty look,
give someone a death stare,
glout,
glunch,
• (of the sun or an electric light) shine with a strong or dazzling light.
• "the sun glared out of a clear blue sky"
glare
noun
• a fierce or angry stare.
• "she gave Harley a glare of contempt"
• strong and dazzling light.
• "Murray narrowed his eyes against the glare of the sun"
Similar:
strong light,
dazzling light,
blaze,
dazzle,
shine,
beam,
flare,
radiance,
brilliance,
luminescence,
fluorescence,
• dazzling or showy appearance.
• "the pomp and glare of rhetoric"
Origin:
Middle English (in the sense ‘shine strongly’): from Middle Dutch and Middle Low German glaren ‘to gleam, glare’: perhaps related to glass. The sense ‘stare’ occurred first in the adjective glaring (late Middle English).
