'Glaring' definitions:
Definition of 'glaring'
(from WordNet)
Definition of 'Glaring'
From: GCIDE
- Glare \Glare\ (gl[^a]r), v. i. [imp. & p. p. Glared; p. pr. & vb. n. Glaring.] [OE. glaren, gloren; cf. AS. gl[ae]r amber, LG. glaren to glow or burn like coals, D. gloren to glimmer; prob. akin to E. glass.] [1913 Webster]
- 1. To shine with a bright, dazzling light. [1913 Webster]
- The cavern glares with new-admitted light. --Dryden. [1913 Webster]
- 2. To look with fierce, piercing eyes; to stare earnestly, angrily, or fiercely. [1913 Webster]
- And eye that scorcheth all it glares upon. --Byron. [1913 Webster]
- 3. To be bright and intense, as certain colors; to be ostentatiously splendid or gay. [1913 Webster]
- She glares in balls, front boxes, and the ring. --Pope. [1913 Webster]
Definition of 'Glaring'
From: GCIDE
- Glaring \Glar"ing\, a. Clear; notorious; open and bold; barefaced; as, a glaring crime. -- {Glar"ing*ly}, adv. [1913 Webster]
Synonyms of 'glaring'
From: Moby Thesaurus
- absolute,
- arrant,
- atrocious,
- bedazzling,
- blatant,
- blazing,
- blinding,
- bold,
- brazen,
- brazenfaced,
- bright,
- bright and shining,
- brilliant,
- capital,
- cheap,
- chintzy,
- classical,
- clean-cut,
- clear,
- clear as crystal,
- clear-cut,
- coarse,
- colorful,
- complete,
- conspicuous,
- consummate,
- crass,
- crude,
- crystal-clear,
- dazzling,
- decided,
- defined,
- definite,
- definitive,
- disgraceful,
- distinct,
- downright,
- effulgent,
- egregious,
- evident,
- excessive,
- extravagant,
- extreme,
- flagitious,
- flagrant,
- flamboyant,
- flaming,
- flaring,
- flashy,
- flaunting,
- fulgent,
- fulgid,
- garish,
- gaudy,
- glary,
- gorgeous,
- gross,
- hanging out,
- harsh,
- heinous,
- in focus,
- in relief,
- in the foreground,
- inordinate,
- intolerable,
- loud,
- lurid,
- manifest,
- meretricious,
- notable,
- noticeable,
- notorious,
- obtrusive,
- obvious,
- ostensible,
- out-and-out,
- outrageous,
- outright,
- outstanding,
- overbright,
- overt,
- patent,
- perfect,
- plain,
- positive,
- precious,
- profound,
- prominent,
- pronounced,
- proper,
- rank,
- raw,
- refulgent,
- regular,
- resplendent,
- salient,
- scandalous,
- screaming,
- sensational,
- shameless,
- shattering,
- shocking,
- shrieking,
- spectacular,
- splendent,
- splendid,
- splendorous,
- staring,
- stark,
- stark-staring,
- sticking out,
- striking,
- strong,
- superlative,
- surpassing,
- tawdry,
- the veriest,
- thorough,
- thoroughgoing,
- tinsel,
- total,
- unbearable,
- unconcealed,
- unconscionable,
- undeniable,
- unequivocal,
- unmistakable,
- unmitigated,
- unqualified,
- unrelieved,
- unspoiled,
- utter,
- visible,
- vivid,
- vulgar,
- well-defined,
- well-marked,
- well-pronounced,
- well-resolved