glower

pronunciation

How to pronounce glower in British English: UK [ˈglaʊə(r)]word uk audio image

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  • Noun:
    an angry stare
  • Verb:
    look at with a fixed gaze
    look angry or sullen, wrinkle one's forehead, as if to signal disapproval

Word Origin

glower (v.)
mid-14c., "to shine;" c. 1500, "to stare with wide eyes," perhaps from a Scandinavian source (compare Norwegian dialectal glora "to glow, gleam; stare"), or related to Middle Dutch gluren "to leer;" in either case from Proto-Germanic *glo- (see glow (v.)), root of Old English glowan "to glow," which influenced the spelling of this word. Meaning "to look angrily, look intently and threateningly, scowl" is from 18c. Related: Glowered; glowering. As a noun, 1715, "an angry or threatening stare," from the verb.

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Example

1. At that time we both classes of students glower from your heart .
2. Well , first he 'd probably glower a bit , right
3. So then let her glower at me . I 'm used to it .
4. " Nothing , " I fought the urge to glower at him .
5. No fight , they just stand there and glower each other .

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