Word a Day
glare
What does glare mean?
glare (verb): to stare angrily.
Definition: Wiktionary, CC BY-SA 4.0.
How do you use glare in a sentence?
- He walked in late, with the teacher glaring at him the whole time. (Wiktionary, CC BY-SA 4.0)
How do you pronounce glare?
/ɡlɛɹ/ (IPA, American English). The app reads every word aloud.
Where does glare come from?
From Middle English glaren, from Old English *glærian, from Proto-West Germanic *glarōn.
Etymology: Wiktionary, CC BY-SA 4.0.
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