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glaring

[glair-ing]

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adjective

shining with or reflecting a harshly bright or brilliant light.

very conspicuous or obvious; flagrant: several glaring errors in spelling.

staring in a fiercely or angrily piercing manner.

excessively showy or bright; garish.

Origin:
1350–1400; Middle English: see glare¹, -ing²

Related forms

glar·ing·ly, adverb

glar·ing·ness, noun

non·glar·ing, adjective

un·glar·ing, adjective

Synonyms
1. blinding. 2. prominent, patent. See flagrant. 4. loud, gaudy, flashy.

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Example Sentences

But suits in gray silk satin, while nicely made, seemed a glaring commercial concession.

The glaring inconsistencies which his colleagues pointed out in his policies never dampened his spirits.

The glaring faults of his successor make his own mistakes in office look less bad by the day.

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But suits in gray silk satin, while nicely made, seemed a glaring commercial concession.

The glaring inconsistencies which his colleagues pointed out in his policies never dampened his spirits.

The glaring faults of his successor make his own mistakes in office look less bad by the day.

One glaring omission in the arguments of those advocating manned space exploration is in establishing the basic feasibility of it.

To start with, there were some rather glaring factual errors.

But for now they wait, shuffling foot-to-foot under the cargo hold's glaring lights.

Welfare reform has been an obvious success, despite some glaring inadequacies in the way the program was put together.

Well, for example, a state could see a glaring statewide gap in college completion among majority and minority students.

The argument is ridiculous, and a glaring example of how a valid statistical relationship can be transformed into pure nonsense.

It is inexcusable that such a glaring error found its way past the scrutiny of your editors.

In a hyperspace co-dimension, light has a soft misty glow compared to our harsh glaring light in this dimension.

The built-in flash on your pocket digicam casts harsh shadows and can leave glaring hot spots on faces.

The imperfection was glaring only because there were so few blemishes.

But you missed glaring anecdotes in the sordid propaganda of numbers.

Meanwhile resentment simmers at factory closures and at the glaring corruption of some party officials.

It shows either glaring negligence, or intentional oversight.

Another glaring omission is the lack of a touchscreen.

The glaring weak spot of electric cars has always been their limited range.

Include anachronisms, obvious misquotes, and glaring mistakes in logic.

Close-up glaring would go and the silliest of goose steps, which strain the knees, might be eased.

Hardware geeks will notice a glaring omission from this list: encrypted hard drives.

When open to all comers, anonymously, the problems are even more glaring.

It's a bit of glaring problem on an otherwise near-perfect set of buds.

The glaring practical issue is physical infrastructure.

It was a mistake so glaring that experienced players gasped when they saw it.

Several glaring overlaps and strategic differences will need early attention.

Lewin said the glaring absence of sites participating in the fledgling infomediary scheme is part of an education process.

There are many other explanations for the lacklustre response to the glaring price signal.

And when it swivels that glaring nacreous orb at you, a tumult of horrors will become your dreams' nightly offerings also.

The inequities of a dual labour market will become more glaring the higher unemployment rises.

Relations have been bad for years, with the two countries glaring at each other over a.

Somehow, it has survived the ravages of war and unrest only to be challenged by disease and a glaring lack of world interest.

Rural homelessness has always taken a back seat to the more glaring problems in cities.

While enhancing one's intellectual status remains of particular value the glaring relality remains one of ultimate.

If they can't, then, they should delete the glaring publicity they are giving him daily.

Peer review prior to publication means that the paper has been reviewed for glaring errors.

The spotlight cast on spouses and families during campaigns can be glaring for any couple.

Good thing jtdwyer is here to point out the glaring flaws in this program.

Tech-savvy lawyers are pointing out glaring technological and legal errors made by both sides of the case.

But when it came to employee benefits, the inequalities were glaring.

Also, there are financial reports coming from companies that have glaring red flags.

Commentaries published at the time cited the story as a glaring example of a breakdown of public trust in officialdom.

The results were mostly positive, with one glaring exception.

But the six committee members have not escaped the glaring klieg lights.

The people with whom you are trying to communicate are educated, and your writing style has glaring mistakes in this regard.

But all the mainstream media coverage seems to ignore one glaring point about the sport.

The euro has prompted some notable achievements, but there have also been glaring failures, and plenty of gaps remain.

There's one glaring problem, of course, in relying exclusively on the argument that sports is simply an elaborate mating ritual.

Moore said that hospital administrators had altered records and concocted explanations for glaring errors.

Yet disclosure is often vague, at best, and the potential conflicts are glaring.

Flanagan leaves the glaring sun of the prairie and enters the shady grove, his eyes search for a specific tree.

There is a glaring ommision, possibly because of your white centered view of the world.

It's a glaring and frankly unacceptable flaw on an otherwise knockout system.

Few other whites find themselves under quite so glaring a spotlight.

It's worth pointing out some glaring omissions from the statement.

Sharma asked today, her dark eyes glaring under arched eyebrows.

But perhaps the systemic issue with the director's conflict of interest is the more glaring concern.

The article gave little attention to the salient issue of racial injustice that is so glaring in this case.

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Dictionary.com Unabridged

noun

a very harsh, bright, dazzling light: in the glare of sunlight.

a fiercely or angrily piercing stare.

dazzling or showy appearance; showiness.

verb (used without object)

to shine with or reflect a very harsh, bright, dazzling light.

to stare with a fiercely or angrily piercing look.

Archaic. to appear conspicuous; stand out obtrusively.

verb (used with object)

to express with a glare: They glared their anger at each other.

Origin:
1250–1300; (v.) Middle English glaren; cognate with Middle Dutch, Middle Low German glaren; akin to glass (compare Old English glæren glassy); (noun) Middle English, derivative of the v.

Related forms

glare·less, adjective

Synonyms
1. flare, glitter, flash. 4. See shine. 5. Glare, glower, gloat all have connotations of emotion that accompany an intense gaze. To glare is to look piercingly or angrily: A tiger glares at its prey. To glower is to look fiercely and threateningly, as from wrath; it suggests a scowl along with a glare: to glower at a mischievous child. To gloat meant originally to look with exultation, avaricious or malignant, on something or someone: a tyrant gloating over the helplessness of his victim. Today, however, it may simply imply inner exultation.

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World English Dictionary

glaring (ˈɡlɛərɪŋ)

—*adj*
1.	conspicuous: a glaring omission
2.	dazzling or garish

'glaringly

—*adv*

'glaringness

—n

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Word Origin & History

glare

mid-13c., "shine brightly," perhaps from M.Du., M.L.G. glaren "to gleam," related by rhoticization to glas (see glass). Sense of "stare fiercely" is from c.1600. O.E. glær meant "amber." Glaring "obtrusively conspicuous" is from 1706.

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