glared

verb

past tense of glare
1
as in glowed
to shine with a bright harsh light the spotlight glared down on the suspect as the police questioned him relentlessly

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2
as in scowled
to look with anger or disapproval don't glare at me like that when I tell you "no"

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Recent Examples of glared Still, as the rockets glared and smoke from pre-match pyrotechnics faded, those seats filled quickly. — Sean Keeler, Denver Post, 18 July 2026 Although Brown was absent from Howe’s lyrics, his specter glared from between the lines, apocalyptic and militant. — Jake Lundberg, The Atlantic, 8 June 2026 The two-time Masters champion spun, glared at the spectator, grumbled under his breath and seemed to point out the person to security. — ABC News, 17 May 2026 As Soler began walking toward the mound, López held up his hands and the two glared at each other before both started throwing punches. — Los Angeles Times, 8 Apr. 2026 At first Lopez held his hands up as the two glared at each other before both started throwing punches. — CBS News, 7 Apr. 2026 The woman glared at the steam whizzing out of my car, her eyes cutting through it to find mine. — Literary Hub, 27 Mar. 2026 From the front passenger seat, Orlando businessman Jimmy Hewitt turned around and glared at Williams. — Mike Bianchi, The Orlando Sentinel, 1 Mar. 2026 Jokić glared at Williams before the two were eventually separated. — Mike Prada, New York Times, 28 Feb. 2026
Recent Examples of Synonyms for glared
  1. glowed
  2. scowled
  3. burned
  4. stared
  5. flashed
  6. frowned
  7. glanced
  8. gleamed
Verb
  • String lights glowed overhead as the San Gabriel Mountains went dark behind them.
    — David Hochman, Forbes.com, 29 July 2026
  • The picture glowed, the sound was clear; nothing blurred, slanted, or bled off the screen.
    — Lane Brown, Vulture, 25 July 2026
Definition of glowed
Verb
  • Those that attended mostly sat and scowled.
    — Aidan McLaughlin, Vanity Fair, 25 Feb. 2026
  • Another line of attack likens the show to when bachelorette parties invade gay bars — a practice frequently scowled upon by gay patrons.
    — Seth Abramovitch, HollywoodReporter, 22 Dec. 2025
Definition of scowled
Verb
  • Hot spots still burned within a 420-square-kilometer (162-square-mile) scar, thousands remained unable to return home, and nearly 3,000 firefighters were deployed against the Gironde megafire and a second blaze in Provence.
    — ABC News, ABC News, 3 Aug. 2026
  • Despite getting burned for months, the market may have good reason to remain optimistic.
    — David Goldman, CNN Money, 3 Aug. 2026
Definition of burned
Verb
  • But as anyone who’s stared at a wall of swatches well knows, choosing the right shade can feel paralyzing.
    — Kelly Dawson, Architectural Digest, 31 July 2026
  • When the house lights came on, some stared at their neighbors in shock.
    — Kenneal Patterson, Vanity Fair, 30 July 2026
Definition of stared
Verb
  • The glinting metal of the Devil’s watch chain flashed in her mind, his hair and his teeth.
    — Rachel Yoder, New Yorker, 2 Aug. 2026
  • Blue morphos flashed their bright wings before disappearing among the plants, while guests gathered around the emergence chamber to look for new butterflies and moths drying their wings.
    — Sophia Buonpane, Kansas City Star, 1 Aug. 2026
Definition of flashed
Verb
  • Puni is entrenched at right guard for his third season, and Foerster has frowned on the idea of shifting him to the vacant left-guard spot.
    — Cam Inman, Mercury News, 20 July 2026
  • The maid remained at the door while Helen took a seat on the sofa, and Sonya frowned.
    — Min Jin Lee, New Yorker, 19 July 2026
Definition of frowned
Verb
  • The nephrologist glanced at the brief, said something kind about my organizational skills, and then looked at his own notes - which contained the exact same information.
    — Amy Shoenthal, Forbes.com, 29 July 2026
  • Years after Cryptina had seemingly faded into obscurity, Ryan was in a New York emergency room when a doctor walked in, glanced at his chart, and suddenly stopped.
    — Alison Foreman, IndieWire, 24 July 2026
Definition of glanced
Verb
  • That night, the northern lights gleamed cold and hard, and the moon bathed the whole landscape in bleak, eerie light.
    — Dolores Brown, Outdoor Life, 17 June 2026
  • The 4,202-pipe organ gleamed over us.
    — Shayla Love, The Atlantic, 24 May 2026
Definition of gleamed

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