ENGLISH DICTIONARY

Glaring

Definition, Meaning & Examples

Pronunciation /ˈɡlɛəɹɪŋ/ · Part of speech adjective

Quick meaning: Glaring is an adjective meaning Reflecting with glare.

Meaning

Reflecting with glare.

More Meanings

  1. Blatant, obvious.
  2. present participle and gerund of glare
  3. The act of giving a glare.
  4. (rare) A group of cats.

Example Sentences

How could you miss this glaring error? It's right on page one!
Take off thine eye! more intolerable than fiends' glarings is a doltish stare!
2010, Chuck Lorre et al., The Big Bang Theory, episode “The Zazzy Substitution” Leonard: You’re clearly upset about Amy being gone, and you’re trying to replace her with a bunch of cats. Sheldon: Clowder. Leonard: What? Sheldon: A group of cats is a clowder. Or a glaring. It’s the kind of thing you ought to know now that we have one.

Word Forms

Synonyms for glaring

Depending on context, synonyms include clowder, conspicuous, flagrant, egregious, bright, dazzling.

Related Words

Related dictionary entries include blinding, dazzling, glary, egregious, flagrant, fulgent.

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