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Meaning of Glare | Babel Free

Noun CEFR C2 Specialized
ɡlɛɚ

Definitions

  1. An intense, blinding light.
    uncountable
  2. Showy brilliance; gaudiness.
    countable, uncountable
  3. An angry or fierce stare.
    countable, uncountable
  4. A call collision; the situation where an incoming call occurs at the same time as an outgoing call.
    countable, uncountable
  5. A smooth, bright, glassy surface.
    US, countable, uncountable
  6. A viscous, transparent substance; glair.
    countable, uncountable

Equivalents

Examples

“the frame of burnished steel that cast a glare”
“About them round, / A lion now he stalks with fiery glare.”
“a glare of ice”

CEFR level

C2
Mastery
This word is part of the CEFR C2 vocabulary — mastery level.
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