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Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

glare

/ɡlɛɚ/

Word Rarity Rare

Frequency: 3.36 in modern English

Syllables
glare
IPA
/ɡlɛɚ/
6
Scrabble Score
5
Letters
1
Syllables
5
Unique Chars

Meaning

noun

An intense, blinding light.

Uncountable

noun

Showy brilliance; gaudiness.

Countable; Uncountable

noun

An angry or fierce stare.

Countable; Uncountable

noun

A call collision; the situation where an incoming call occurs at the same time as an outgoing call.

Countable; Uncountable

noun

A smooth, bright, glassy surface.

American usage; Countable; Uncountable

noun

A viscous, transparent substance; glair.

Countable; Uncountable

verb

To stare angrily.

Intransitive verb

verb

To shine brightly.

Intransitive verb

Example Sentences

Etymology

From Middle English glaren, from Old English *glærian, from Proto-West Germanic *glarōn. Cognate with dialectal Middle Dutch glariën (“to glisten; sparkle”), Low German glaren (“to shine brightly; glow; burn”), Middle High German glaren (“to shine brightly”). Related to glower, glass.

Origin

Word Breakdown

  • Root: glaren, *glærian, *glāʀōn

Regional Pronunciation

  • American English: /ɡlɛɚ/
  • British English: /ɡlɛə/

Usage

Inflected Forms

glares (plural) glares (present, singular) glaring (participle, present) glared (participle, past) glared (past) more glare (comparative) most glare (superlative)

Derived Forms

aglare antiglare glareless glareproof glaringly nonglare

Phrases

anti-glare death glare glare filter glare daggers

Frequently Paired Words

scowl

Synonyms

glower blaze brilliance limelight spotlight public eye

Rhymes With

their there where care they're air share hair fair wear square aware

Questions

How do you pronounce glare?
The recorded pronunciation is /ɡlɛɚ/.
What does glare mean?
An intense, blinding light.
Where does glare come from?
It is traced to Middle English.

How to pronounce glare

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