- glare
- {{Roman}}I.{{/Roman}} noun1 strong lightADJECTIVE▪ blinding, full, harsh, hot▪ sudden▪
A sudden glare of headlights lit the driveway.
VERB + GLARE▪ reflect▪The walls were whitewashed to reflect the glare of the sun.
▪ reduce▪We wore sunglasses to reduce the glare from the road.
▪ be blinded by, be dazzled by▪For a moment she was blinded by the harsh glare of the sun.
▪ be caught in▪The rabbit was caught in the glare of the car's headlights.
PREPOSITION▪ against the glare▪We screwed up our eyes against the blinding glare from the searchlights.
▪ in the glare of, under the glare of▪Under the glare of the street lights, visibility was good.
▪ glare fromPHRASES▪ the glare of publicity (figurative)▪The divorce was conducted in the full glare of media publicity.
2 angry lookADJECTIVE▪ angry, baleful, defiant, furious, hostile, malevolent, menacing, withering▪ icy, steely, stony▪ warningVERB + GLARE▪ fix sb with, give sb, send sb, shoot (sb), turn on sb▪She fixed her questioner with an icy glare.
▪He sent her a glare that was full of suspicion.
▪She shot a warning glare at her companion.
▪{{Roman}}II.{{/Roman}}He turned his baleful glare on the cowering suspect.
verbADVERB▪ angrily, balefully, fiercely, furiously▪ back▪I looked at her and she glared angrily back.
PREPOSITION▪ at, down at, up at▪He stood at the bottom of the stairs, glaring up at us.
Collocations dictionary. 2013.
