glare
/ɡleə(r)/verb
उच्चारण ग्लेअर
घूरना; चौंधियाना
Core word
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[I]
to look at somebody or something in an angry way; to shine with a very bright, unpleasant light
घूरना; चौंधियाना
- glare at him
- The teacher glared at the boy who had been whispering in class.
- She glared at her brother across the dinner table.
+ 2 more examples
- Drivers had to glare through the windscreen into the setting sun.
- The two players glared at each other after the argument.
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[U, C]
a very bright, unpleasant light; a long angry look
चकाचौंध; क्रोध भरी नज़र
- in the glare of publicity
- The glare of the sun on the water hurt my eyes.
- The glare from the headlights made it hard to see.
+ 2 more examples
- He gave her an angry glare and left the room.
- Wear a cap to protect your eyes from the glare.
Synonyms dazzle brightness frown spotlight
§Structures (grammar patterns) 4
glare at sb/sth (verb)
To glare at someone is to look at them angrily for a long time; the preposition is at, not to.
किसी को glare करने का अर्थ उसे देर तक गुस्से से देखना है; यहाँ preposition 'at' आता है, 'to' नहीं।
- The teacher glared at the noisy students.
- She glared at him but said nothing.
glare + direct speech / glare in anger
Glare can also introduce a reply that is spoken angrily, or be followed by an adverb phrase.
'Glare' क्रोध से कहे गए उत्तर को भी जोड़ सकता है, या उसके बाद adverb phrase आ सकता है।
- 'Get out,' he glared.
- The umpire glared in disbelief at the decision.
the glare of sth (noun: light)
As a noun, glare is a very bright, unpleasant light, often followed by of plus the source.
Noun के रूप में glare तेज़, अप्रिय रोशनी है, जिसके बाद प्रायः स्रोत के साथ 'of' आता है।
- The glare of the sun hurt her eyes.
- He drove into the glare of oncoming headlights.
in the glare of publicity
Figuratively, the glare of publicity means uncomfortable public attention.
लाक्षणिक रूप से 'the glare of publicity' का अर्थ असुविधाजनक सार्वजनिक ध्यान है।
- The actor lived in the full glare of publicity.
+Collocations 4
adverb + glare
angrilyfuriouslyfiercelycoldlysilently
- The captain glared angrily at the bowler.
adjective + glare
harshblindingbrightfierceangry
- The blinding glare of the road made driving hard.
verb + a glare
giveshootexchangemeetreturn
- Radhika gave her brother a warning glare.
glare + from
glare from the sunglare from the screenglare from the snowglare from the headlights
- Reduce the glare from the screen by lowering the brightness.
“More examples 6
- The two rivals glared at each other across the table.
दोनों प्रतिद्वंद्वियों ने मेज़ के आर-पार एक-दूसरे को घूरा।
- Wear sunglasses to protect your eyes from the glare.
आँखों को चकाचौंध से बचाने के लिए धूप का चश्मा पहनिए।
- The invigilator glared at the student who was whispering.
निरीक्षक ने फुसफुसा रहे विद्यार्थी को कड़ी नज़र से देखा।
- The desert sand reflected a fierce glare in the afternoon.
दोपहर में रेगिस्तान की रेत से तेज़ चकाचौंध लौट रही थी।
- The minister avoided the glare of the cameras.
मंत्री ने कैमरों की चकाचौंध से बचने की कोशिश की।
- She gave a long glare, and the noise stopped.
उसने देर तक घूरा, और शोर बंद हो गया।
!Common mistakes 3
✗ The teacher glared to the boy.
✓ The teacher glared at the boy.
Glare takes at before the person looked at.
जिसे घूरा जाए उसके पहले 'glare' के साथ 'at' आता है।
✗ He glared me angrily.
✓ He glared at me angrily.
Glare is an intransitive verb and needs at before the object.
'Glare' अकर्मक क्रिया है और object से पहले 'at' चाहिए।
✗ The glare of the sun were painful.
✓ The glare of the sun was painful.
The verb agrees with the singular head noun glare, not with sun.
Verb मुख्य singular noun 'glare' से मेल खाती है।
≠Thesaurus: which synonym when
These verbs all describe looking, but with different feelings and length.
ये सभी क्रियाएँ देखने को बताती हैं, पर भाव और अवधि अलग-अलग हैं।
A long fixed look, from surprise, interest or rudeness.
आश्चर्य, रुचि या असभ्यता से देर तक टिकी नज़र।
- The children stared at the elephant.
◇Word family
§Grammar and usage
Usage: glaring error (a very obvious mistake); in the glare of publicity (watched closely by the media).
प्रयोग में glaring error (बहुत स्पष्ट ग़लती); in the glare of publicity (मीडिया की कड़ी निगाह में)।