glaring

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English

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Etymology

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By surface analysis, glare +‎ -ing.

Pronunciation

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Adjective

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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!

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Verb

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glaring

  1. present participle and gerund of glare

Noun

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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.

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Hyponyms

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  • (group of cats): kindle (group of kittens)

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