glaring

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English

Etymology

By surface analysis, glare +‎ -ing.

Pronunciation

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 and gerund of glare

Noun

glaring (plural glarings)

  1. The act of giving a glare.
  2. (rare) A group of cats.
    • 2010, Chuck Lorre et al., 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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