glare
g ler
- n a light within the field of vision that is brighter than the brightness to which the eyes are adapted
a glare of sunlight - n an angry stare
- n a focus of public attention
when Congress investigates it brings the full glare of publicity to the agency - v look at with a fixed gaze
The girl glared at the man who tried to make a pass at her - v be sharply reflected
The moon glared back at itself from the lake's surface - v shine intensely
The sun glared down on us
- Other uses for Physicist Land's discovery: three-dimensional (stereoscopic) movies in color; sunglasses which filter out glare without discoloring the view; transparent models .
- Everywhere, it seemed, was the wail of sirens, snarled traffic, milling crowds, police marksmen poised on rooftops, swarms of reporters interviewing one another in the glare of .
- Since the best systems combine audible instructions with visual details, too much glare at the wrong time might send you down the wrong road.