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glared

glared is the simple past and past participle of glare.

Meaning of glare

Verb

glare (third-person singular simple present glares, present participle glaring, simple past and past participle glared)

  1. (intransitive) To stare angrily.
    • He walked in late, with the teacher glaring at him the whole time.
  2. (intransitive) To shine brightly.
    • The sun glared down on the desert sand.
  3. (intransitive) To be bright and intense, or ostentatiously splendid.
    • 18th century, Alexander Pope, Epistle V to Miss Blount
      She glares in balls, front boxes, and the ring.
  4. (transitive) To shoot out, or emit, as a dazzling light.
    • Every eye glared lightning, and shot forth pernicious fire.1667, John Milton, “Book VI”, in Paradise Lost. […], London: […] [Samuel Simmons], and are to be sold by Peter Parker […]; [a]nd by Robert Boulter […]; [a]nd Matthias Walker, […], →OCLC; republished...

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Phrases with glared

Questions about glared

What is glared the simple past and past participle of?
Glared is the simple past and past participle of glare.

Words near glared in the dictionary

  1. glare
  2. glare daggers
  3. glare filter
  4. glare filters
  5. glareal
  6. glared
  7. glared daggers
  8. glareless
  9. glareolid
  10. glareolids
  11. glareous

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