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glaring

/ˈɡleərɪŋ/adjective

उच्चारण ग्लेअरिंग

स्पष्ट, साफ़ दिखने वाला, घोर, ज़बरदस्त (गलती आदि)

Core word

adjective
  1. 1

    [usually before noun]

    (of something bad) very easily seen

    स्पष्ट, साफ़ दिखने वाला, घोर, ज़बरदस्त (गलती आदि)

    • The report contains several glaring errors.
    • a glaring example of injustice
    • There is a glaring mistake in the second paragraph.
    + 2 more examples
    • The report ignored one glaring problem.
    • The difference between the two schools is glaring.

    Synonyms obvious blatant flagrant conspicuous gross

    Opposite minor slight hidden inconspicuous

  2. 2

    (of a light) very bright and unpleasant

    चकाचौंध करने वाला, चौंधियाने वाला

    • the glaring lights of the oncoming traffic
    • We drove with sunglasses to avoid the glaring light of the midday sun.
    • The glaring sunlight on the snow made us squint.
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    • The shop's glaring neon sign kept us awake.
    • A glaring bulb hung over the table.

    Synonyms dazzling blinding harsh garish

    Opposite dim soft subdued

  3. 3

    angry; looking at somebody angrily

    घूरता हुआ, ग़ुस्से से देखता हुआ

    • glaring eyes
    • She turned and gave him a glaring look that ended the argument.
    • He gave a glaring stare to the noisy boys at the back.
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    • Her glaring eyes showed how upset she was.
    • A glaring look from the umpire ended the argument.
§Structures (grammar patterns) 4

a glaring mistake / error / omission

Glaring means so obvious that it cannot be missed; it is mostly used for something bad.

'Glaring' का अर्थ इतना स्पष्ट है कि वह छूट न सके; यह अधिकतर बुरी चीज़ों के लिए प्रयोग होता है।

  • The paper had a glaring spelling mistake on the first page.
  • There was a glaring gap in his argument.

glaring light / sun

For light, glaring means too bright and unpleasant to look at.

रोशनी के लिए 'glaring' का अर्थ इतनी तेज़ और अप्रिय कि उसे देखा न जा सके।

  • The glaring sun made the afternoon unbearable.

glaring eyes / look

When describing a person, glaring means looking angrily.

व्यक्ति के वर्णन में 'glaring' का अर्थ गुस्से से देखना है।

  • She stood there with glaring eyes.

glaringly + adjective

The adverb glaringly strengthens an adjective like obvious or wrong.

Adverb 'glaringly' obvious या wrong जैसे adjective को और मज़बूत बनाता है।

  • The mistake was glaringly obvious.
+Collocations 5

glaring + noun (fault)

mistakeerroromissionweaknesscontradiction

  • The report was full of glaring mistakes.

glaring + noun (obviousness)

injusticeinequalityexamplefailuregap

  • The glaring inequality shocked the committee.

glaring + noun (light)

lightsunheadlightsspotlightscreen

  • The glaring headlights blinded the driver.

adverb + glaring

mostparticularlyespeciallypainfully

  • It was the most glaring example of wasted money.

glaring + noun (public life)

injusticecontrastoversightlapse

  • There was a glaring lapse in security at the gate.
“More examples 6
  • Radhika corrected the glaring error before submitting the form.

राधिका ने फ़ॉर्म जमा करने से पहले उस स्पष्ट-सी गलती को सुधार दिया।

  • The city's glaring lack of public toilets was reported in the newspaper.

शहर में सार्वजनिक शौचालयों की स्पष्ट कमी का समाचार अख़बार में छपा।

  • He avoided the glaring light of the tube light by moving to the corner.

वह कोने में चला गया ताकि ट्यूबलाइट की तेज़ चकाचौंध से बच सके।

  • There is one glaring omission in the list: the name of the winner.

सूची में एक स्पष्ट चूक है: विजेता का नाम नहीं है।

  • The glaring faults in the plan made the board reject it.

योजना की साफ़ दिखती कमियों के कारण बोर्ड ने उसे अस्वीकार कर दिया।

  • The glaring lights of the stadium were switched off after midnight.

आधी रात के बाद स्टेडियम की तेज़ रोशनियाँ बंद कर दी गईं।

!Common mistakes 2

✗ There is a glaring mistake in this sentence, find it out.

✓ There is a glaring mistake in this sentence; find it.

Find out means to learn information; to locate a mistake, use find or spot.

'Find out' का अर्थ जानकारी पता करना है; गलती ढूँढने के लिए find या spot लगाएँ।

✗ He made a glaring mistakes.

✓ He made a glaring mistake.

After a the noun is singular.

'A' के बाद noun singular होता है।

◇Word family
glare verbglaringly adverb
≈Synonyms and antonyms
§Grammar and usage

Usage: glaring is used for something bad, as in 'a glaring mistake', so 'a glaring achievement' is wrong.

Usage में glaring किसी बुरी चीज़ के लिए प्रयोग होता है, जैसे 'a glaring mistake', इसलिए 'a glaring achievement' गलत है।