Glaring vs Strong - What's the difference?
glaring | strong | Synonyms |
Reflecting with glare.
Blatant, obvious.
The act of giving a glare.
* (Herman Melville), Moby-Dick
(rare) A group of cats.
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Capable of producing great physical force.
Capable of withstanding great physical force.
fast moving water, wind, etc, which has a lot of power.
Determined; unyielding.
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, title= Highly stimulating to the senses.
Having an offensive or intense odor or flavor.
Having a high concentration of an essential or active ingredient.
(specifically) Having a high alcoholic content.
(grammar) Inflecting in a different manner than the one called weak, such as Germanic verbs which change vowels.
(military) Not easily subdued or taken.
(slang, US) Impressive, good.
Having a specified number of people or units.
(of a disease or symptom) (l) (very bad or intense)
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(mathematics, logic) Having a wide range of logical consequences; widely applicable. (Often contrasted with a statement which it implies.)
In a strong manner.
Glaring is a synonym of strong.
As an adjective glaring
is reflecting with glare.As a verb glaring
is .As a noun glaring
is the act of giving a glare.As a proper noun strong is
.glaring
English
Adjective
(en adjective)- How could you miss this glaring error? It's right on page one!
Derived terms
* glaringly * glaringnessVerb
(head)Noun
(en noun)- Take off thine eye! more intolerable than fiends' glarings is a doltish stare!
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
* (group of cats) clowderHyponyms
* (group of cats) kindle (group of kittens) English collective nounsstrong
English
Alternative forms
* (dialectal)Adjective
(er)The Mirror and the Lamp, passage=It was a joy to snatch some brief respite, and find himself in the rectory drawing–room. Listening here was as pleasant as talking; just to watch was pleasant. The young priests who lived here wore cassocks and birettas; their faces were fine and mild, yet really strong , like the rector's face; and in their intercourse with him and his wife they seemed to be brothers.}}
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- Physicians may diagnosis influenza by a throat culture or blood test, which may be important if you have a particularly strong flu, if your doctor suspects pneumonia or a bacterial infection.