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😠 To stare angrily 😠 An angry look 💡 Strong light 📸 Public attention 💡 To shine strongly
to glare

to glare

49 3.2
To stare at someone angrily to show dislike
  • verb
  • /ɡlɛr/
translation icon : fulminar con la mirada
  • Her hair was wild around her face, and her sharp eyes glared up at him.

She's just furious about something and won't talk and she's glaring straight ahead.

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Examples

  • She glared at us... scary.

    Under Two Flags (1936)

  • When she got to the front door, she whirled around and glared at us.

    Fiction book (1990)

  • Look how he glares at me.

    The Vikings (1958)

  • Don't glare at me, Michael.

    The Thomas Crown Affair (1999)

  • See, how she glares at Mars over there.

    The Bride Wore Red (1937)

  • Has anyone else noticed that Obama seems to glare when he isn't getting his way?

    Blog text (12)

  • The substitute put his hands on his hips and glared at Eddie.

    Fiction book (1990)

  • The teacher hesitates again and glares at the boy making the irritating noise.

    Fiction book (1990)

  • Startled, Lyman Mays glared at the soaked, bedraggled Indian boy who sat shivering before him.

    Fiction book (1990)

  • She glares at him with such intensity that he feels uneasy.

Synonyms

to scowl
vsto glare
33 4.1

To give an angry look to show you do not like something

fixes a hard, fierce look rather than only frowning
to stare down
vsto glare
  • Informal
21 4.9

To look at someone without moving your eyes until they look away or give up

looks fiercely with anger but without the clear aim to force yielding
to glower
vsto glare
11 8.4

To look at someone in an angry, silent way

stares fiercely and angrily, focusing on a hard visual stare
glowering
vsto glare
7.4

A dark, angry look that seems threatening

stares angrily and intensely rather than just showing a mood
to lour
vsto glare
9.9

To look angry or dark, often by frowning

gives a strong intimidating look instead of just forehead wrinkles

Antonyms

smile
∞ 1.0

A facial expression with the mouth corners turned up to show happiness or friendliness

Compounds

reptilian glare
8.2

A cold stare that shows no feeling and makes people uneasy

How Angry

to glare
49 3.2
to glower
11 8.4
to stare
∞ 1.0
to look
∞ 1.0
to glance
299 1.5

Surface Forms

glare infinitive
glared past
glared past participle
glaring present participle
glares third person singular

Etymology

Glare comes from an old Norse word glara meaning 'to stare' or 'to shine'. A helpful picture is someone staring so hard it feels like a light on them — so to glare is to stare angrily.