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glare
(redirected from glares)

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glare at someone or something
to scowl at someone or something. Don't glare at me! I glared at the cat and thought mean thoughts.

glare down on someone or something 

1. [for someone] to scowl down at someone or something. The judge glared down on the accused. I glared down on the cat, which ignored me, as usual.
2. [for the sun] to burn down brightly on someone or something. The sun glared down on the beach and made the sand hot to the touch. The bright sun glared down on the desert rocks.

rivet one's gaze on someone or something and rivet one's glare on someone or something

Fig. to fasten one's gaze onto someone or something. (As if it were attached by rivets.) He riveted his gaze on the surly young man. Walter riveted his hateful glare on the last page of the contract and sneered.
See also: gaze, rivet


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