glare vs sheen

glare

verb
  • To shine brightly. 

  • To be bright and intense, or ostentatiously splendid. 

  • To shoot out, or emit, as a dazzling light. 

  • To stare angrily. 

noun
  • An angry or fierce stare. 

  • A call collision; the situation where an incoming call occurs at the same time as an outgoing call. 

  • A viscous, transparent substance; glair. 

  • An intense, blinding light. 

  • Showy brilliance; gaudiness. 

  • A smooth, bright, glassy surface. 

adj
  • smooth and bright or translucent; glary 

sheen

verb
  • To shine; to glisten. 

noun
  • Splendor; radiance; shininess. 

  • A thin layer of a substance (such as oil) spread on a solid or liquid surface. 

  • The letter ش in the Arabic script. 

adj
  • Beautiful, good-looking, attractive; radiant; shiny. 

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