to glare
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3.3
- verb
- /ɡlɛr/
:
deslumbrar
- The mining area was ringed with lights that glared and shifted surreally on the monitors.
- lights glared
- sun glared
- headlights glared
Examples
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The white walls of the veranda glared stridently in the sun.
Fiction book (1999) -
Below, beyond the concrete barrier along the bridge, the sun glared on the water.
Fiction book (2002) -
And presently the horizon began to glare; the hill became a silhouette on the electric sky.
Fiction book (1992) -
High-intensity lights glare down on a mannequin lying on the operating table.
Academic text (2006) -
There is a virtual explosion of shutters, and a bank of TV lights glares in his face.
Fiction book (1993) -
The high overhead fluorescent lights glared and reflected in all directions, and the floor was sparkling white.
Fiction book (2001) -
The sunlight glared off the car's hood, making it hard to see the road ahead.
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At noon, the sun glared fiercely on the beach, causing everyone to seek shade.
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She squinted as the headlights of approaching cars glared brightly in her eyes.
Synonyms
428
1.0
To send out or reflect light and look bright
181
2.3
To produce light and heat from fire
89
1.0
To give a sudden short bright light
18
4.2
To burn or shine with a sudden bright light
6
3.0
To shine brightly and send light in a certain direction
1
9.9
To flash or sparkle with bright light
1
4.1
Light that shines down from above, often from the sun
Antonyms
Compounds
How Bright
Surface Forms
Etymology
Glare comes from the old Norse glara meaning 'to shine' or 'to stare'. So when lights glare, they shine in a hard, dazzling way that makes you squint.