glare

About 2.82 uses per million words.

Meaning

1. noun An intense, blinding light.
2. noun Showy brilliance; gaudiness.
3. noun An angry or fierce stare.
4. noun A call collision; the situation where an incoming call occurs at the same time as an outgoing call.
5. noun A smooth, bright, glassy surface.

   a glare of ice

6. noun A viscous, transparent substance; glair.
7. verb To stare angrily.

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

8. verb To shine brightly.

   The sun glared down on the desert sand.

Similar words

glower brilliance blaze awe vibrancy glimmer dazzle gleam disability sparkle

Often followed by

of and at from in on that is was

Word family

glared glares glaring