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Webster 1913 Edition

Glaring

Glar′ing

,
Adj.
Clear; notorious; open and bold; barefaced;
as, a
glaring
crime
.
–
Glar′ing-ly
,
adv.

Webster 1828 Edition

Glaring

GLA'RING

,
ppr.
Emitting a clear and brilliant light; shining with dazzling luster.
1.
Clear; notorious; open and bold; barefaced; as a glaring crime.

Definition 2024

glaring

glaring

English

Adjective

glaring ‎(comparative more glaring, superlative most glaring)

  1. Reflecting with glare.
  2. Blatant, obvious.
    How could you miss this glaring error? It's right on page one!

Derived terms

Translations

Verb

glaring

  1. present participle of glare

Noun

glaring ‎(plural glarings)

  1. The act of giving a glare.
    • Herman Melville, Moby-Dick
      Take off thine eye! more intolerable than fiends' glarings is a doltish stare!
  2. (rare) A group of cats.
    • 2010, The Big Bang Theory, episode “The Zazzy Substitution”
      Leonard: You’re clearly upset about Amy being gone, and you’re trying to replace her with a bunch of cats.
      Sheldon: Clowder.
      Leonard: What?
      Sheldon: A group of cats is a clowder. Or a glaring. It’s the kind of thing you ought to know now that we have one.

Synonyms

Hyponyms

  • (group of cats): kindle (group of kittens)

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