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glare

The correct spelling is glare.

How to pronounce glare

/ɡlɛə/
noun

IPA: /ɡlɛə/

Say it like: Gla-re

The correct spelling is glare. An intense, blinding light. For example: "a glare of ice"

Usage Examples

a glare of ice

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

The sun glared down on the desert sand.

Meanings

noun

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

verb

  1. 1.To stare angrily.
  2. 2.To shine brightly.
  3. 3.To be bright and intense, or ostentatiously splendid.
  4. 4.To shoot out, or emit, as a dazzling light.

adjective

  1. 1.(of ice) smooth and bright or translucent; glary

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