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Antonyms for glaring


Grammar : Adj
Spell : glair-ing
Phonetic Transcription : ˈglɛər ɪŋ



Definition of glaring

Origin :
  • late 14c., from present participle of glare. Meaning "obtrusively conspicuous" is from 1706.
  • adj obvious, unconcealed
  • adj bright, dazzling; flashy
Example sentences :
  • "I say she shan't marry you," said Dick, glaring at the other.
  • Extract from : « Viviette » by William J. Locke
  • The light, in short, as his was, is too glaring to be borne.
  • Extract from : « Clarissa, Volume 3 (of 9) » by Samuel Richardson
  • She stood out with absolute distinctness in the glaring light.
  • Extract from : « The Cruise of the Dry Dock » by T. S. Stribling
  • "There'll be somebody else as the chief identifier," said Bagley, glaring at Turl.
  • Extract from : « The Mystery of Murray Davenport » by Robert Neilson Stephens
  • He gathered hat and stick, glaring indignantly at each of them and then at us.
  • Extract from : « Ruggles of Red Gap » by Harry Leon Wilson
  • "It was," said the man, glaring back, with eyes afire with fury.
  • Extract from : « The Shadow of a Crime » by Hall Caine
  • Every way he looked in this glaring wilderness of desert and rocks were enemies.
  • Extract from : « The Martian Cabal » by Roman Frederick Starzl
  • Drumming his own fingers on his own desk and glaring at his own desk sergeant, he purged his soul.
  • Extract from : « Zero Data » by Charles Saphro
  • He choked on the word and worked his jaw, glaring at them; but he said no more.
  • Extract from : « The Wild Geese » by Stanley John Weyman
  • And after glaring at me wildly he would go on, jubilating and sneering.
  • Extract from : « Lord Jim » by Joseph Conrad

Synonyms for glaring

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