a glaring light

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• glaring — adjective 1 very bad and very noticeable: the glaring injustices of the Soviet legal system | glaring error/mistake: The report contained a number of glaring errors. 2 too bright and difficult to look at: the glaring light of the headlamps… …   Longman dictionary of contemporary English

• 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

• 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

• glaring — UK [ˈɡleərɪŋ] / US [ˈɡlerɪŋ] adjective 1) a glaring mistake is very obvious 2) a glaring light shines very brightly in a way that makes you feel uncomfortable …   English dictionary

• glaring — [ˈgleərɪŋ] adj 1) a glaring mistake is very obvious 2) a glaring light shines very brightly in a way that makes you feel uncomfortable glaringly adv 3) glaringly obvious[/ex] …   Dictionary for writing and speaking English

• glaring — [gler′iŋ] adj. 1. shining with a too bright, dazzling light 2. too bright and showy 3. staring in a fierce, angry manner 4. too obvious to be overlooked [a glaring mistake] glaringly adv …   English World dictionary

• Glaring — 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… …   The Collaborative International Dictionary of English

• 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

• light — I n 1. illumination, luminescence, luminosity, radiation, shining, beaming, gleaming; luminousness, brilliance, radiance, lambency, luster, shine, effulgence; irradiation, glow, glowing, fluorescence, in candescence, phosphorescence; brightness,… …   A Note on the Style of the synonym finder

• glaring — adjective Date: 14th century 1. having a fixed look of hostility, fierceness, or anger 2. a. shining with or reflecting an uncomfortably bright light b. (1) garish (2) vulgarly ostentatious 3. obtrusively and often painfully obvious < a glaring… …   New Collegiate Dictionary

• glaring — glaringly, adv. glaringness, n. /glair ing/, adj. 1. shining with or reflecting a harshly bright or brilliant light. 2. very conspicuous or obvious; flagrant: several glaring errors in spelling. 3. staring in a fiercely or angrily piercing manner …   Universalium