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glaring

/ˈɡlɛəɹɪŋ/ adjective

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adjective Definition from Wiktionary (CC BY-SA). Pronunciation from Wiktionary, via Kaikki.org. More about glaring at Wordnik → Where our words come from →

  1. Reflecting with glare.
  2. Blatant, obvious.
    How could you miss this glaring error? It's right on page one!

verb

  1. present participle and gerund of glare

noun

  1. The act of giving a glare.
  2. A group of cats.

Origin

By surface analysis, glare + -ing.

From Wiktionary, via Kaikki.org (CC BY-SA)

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