glares

Looks with hostility

Glares is the plural of glare, an intense, harsh light or a fierce, hostile stare.

Bright glares from headlights blind oncoming drivers; angry glares from across the room communicate displeasure without words.

The verb form means to shine harshly or to stare with hostility: She glares at anyone who interrupts.

brightness

shine

Emit or reflect light

  • glintBrief bright reflection
  • gleamFaint reflected light
  • dazzleImpress through radiance

brilliance · flash · reflection · blinding · harsh light · gloss · sheen · luminosity · radiance · incandescence

anger

fury

Intense violent anger

animosity · antagonism · contempt · disdain · displeasure · irritation · annoyance · indignation · wrath · malice

scrutiny

examination

Methodical assessment or review

watching · monitoring · eyeing · staring down · sizing up · appraisal · assessment · once-over · evaluation · regard

Categories
Opposites
facial expression/gaze emotion

glaressmiles

Pleased facial expressions

beams · grins · twinkles · looks away · ignores

light quality

glaresshimmers

Gleams with wavering light

dims · softens · mutes · fades · glimmers

Phrases
Family

glare, glaring, glared, glaringly, antiglare

Familiarity
Top 20,000
Profile
Known to kids · Used worldwide · Timeless · Concrete · Negative · Everyday, not technical · Rated G