glare
- 01 B2 Upper Intermediate
a very strong, bright light that hurts your eyes and makes it difficult to see.
an intense, dazzling light that causes visual discomfort or reduces visibility.
Simple“The glare from the sun on the wet road made it hard to drive.”
In context“The morning glare reflecting off the glass skyscrapers forced pedestrians to squint as they navigated the financial district.”
Synonyms - 02 B2 Upper Intermediate
a long, angry look at someone.
a fierce or piercing look of hostility or disapproval.
Simple“She gave him a cold glare after he interrupted her for the third time.”
In context“The librarian met the noisy students with a sharp glare that immediately silenced their conversation.”
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.
Etymology adapted from Wiktionary, available under CC BY-SA 4.0.