glar|ing

glar|ing
glar|ing «GLAIR ihng», adjective.
1. very bright; shining so brightly that it hurts the eyes; dazzling. SYNONYM(S): brilliant.
2. staring fiercely and angrily.
3. Figurative. too bright and showy: »

glaring colors.

4. Figurative. very easily seen; conspicuous: »

The student made a glaring error in spelling.

SYNONYM(S): obvious.
glar´ing|ly, adverb.
glar´ing|ness, noun.

Useful english dictionary. 2012.

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  • glar´ing|ly — glar|ing «GLAIR ihng», adjective. 1. very bright; shining so brightly that it hurts the eyes; dazzling. SYNONYM(S): brilliant. 2. staring fiercely and angrily. 3. Figurative. too bright and showy: »glaring colors. 4. Figurative. very easily seen; …   Useful english dictionary

  • glar´ing|ness — glar|ing «GLAIR ihng», adjective. 1. very bright; shining so brightly that it hurts the eyes; dazzling. SYNONYM(S): brilliant. 2. staring fiercely and angrily. 3. Figurative. too bright and showy: »glaring colors. 4. Figurative. very easily seen; …   Useful english dictionary

  • glar — bur·glar·i·ous; bur·glar·ize; glar; glar·e·ole; glar·i·ness; glar·ing; glar·ing·ly; glar·ing·ness; ju·glar; si·glar·i·an; bur·glar; bur·glar·i·ous·ly; …   English syllables

  • bur|glar|ize — «BUR gluh ryz», transitive verb, ized, iz|ing. U.S. Informal. to break into (a building) to steal. ╂[American English < burglar + ize] …   Useful english dictionary

  • glaring — glar·ing …   English syllables

  • glaringly — glar·ing·ly …   English syllables

  • glaring — glar•ing [[t]ˈglɛər ɪŋ[/t]] adj. 1) shining with or reflecting a harshly bright light 2) obvious; flagrant: glaring errors[/ex] 3) marked by a fiercely or angrily piercing expression: to cast a glaring eye on latecomers[/ex] 4) garish • Etymology …   From formal English to slang

  • glaring — glar|ing [ˈgleərıŋ US ˈgler ] adj 1.) very bad and very noticeable = ↑obvious ▪ The book s most glaring omission is the lack of an index. ▪ a glaring example of political corruption 2.) too bright and difficult to look at ▪ the glaring light of… …   Dictionary of contemporary English

  • glaringly — glar|ing|ly [ˈgleərıŋli US ˈgler ] adv in a way that is very clear and easy to notice ▪ Some of the clues were glaringly obvious …   Dictionary of contemporary English

  • glaring — glar|ing [ glerıŋ ] adjective 1. ) a glaring mistake is very obvious 2. ) a glaring light shines very brightly in a way that makes you feel uncomfortable …   Usage of the words and phrases in modern English

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