- 1[intransitive] glare (at somebody/something) to look at somebody/something in an angry way synonym glower He didn't shout, he just glared at me silently. I looked at her and she glared furiously back. Oxford Collocations Dictionary adverbangrily, balefully, fiercely, … prepositionat, down at, up at, … See full entry See related entries: Anger
- 2[intransitive] to shine with a very bright unpleasant light Word OriginMiddle English (in the sense ‘shine strongly’): from Middle Dutch and Middle Low German glaren ‘to gleam, glare’: perhaps related to glass. The sense ‘stare’ occurred first in the adjective glaring (late Middle English).Extra examples He stood at the bottom of the stairs, glaring up at us. I looked at her and she glared angrily back. Noah was furious but he didn’t shout, he just glared at me silently.
glare
verbBrE BrE//ɡleə(r)//; NAmE NAmE//ɡler//
Verb Forms present simple I / you / we / they glare BrE BrE//ɡleə(r)//; NAmE NAmE//ɡler//
he / she / it glares BrE BrE//ɡleəz//; NAmE NAmE//ɡlerz//
past simple glared BrE BrE//ɡleəd//; NAmE NAmE//ɡlerd//
past participle glared BrE BrE//ɡleəd//; NAmE NAmE//ɡlerd//
-ing form glaring BrE BrE//ˈɡleərɪŋ//; NAmE NAmE//ˈɡlerɪŋ//
AngerCheck pronunciation: glare
