glare

Meanings

1. 1
   verb

   To stare at someone in an angry way.

   He walked in late, with the teacher glaring at him the whole time.

2. 2
   noun

   An angry, fierce stare.

   She gave him a cold glare and walked away.

3. 3
   noun

   A strong, blinding light.

   I shaded my eyes against the glare of the sun.

4. 4
   verb

   To shine with a harsh, blinding light.

   The sun glared down on us all afternoon.

From Middle English glaren, from Old English *glærian, from Proto-West Germanic *glarōn. Cognate with dialectal Middle Dutch glariën (“to glisten; sparkle”), Low German glaren (“to shine brightly; glow; burn”), Middle High German glaren (“to shine brightly”). Related to glower, glass.

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