glower
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ər verb (used without object)
1.
to look or stare with sullen dislike, discontent, or anger.
noun
2.
a look of sullen dislike, discontent, or anger.
Origin:
1350–1400; Middle English (Scots) glowren to glower; akin to Middle Low German glūren to be overcast, Middle Dutch gloeren to leer
1350–1400; Middle English (Scots) glowren to glower; akin to Middle Low German glūren to be overcast, Middle Dutch gloeren to leer
Related forms
glow·er·ing·ly, adverb
un·glow·er·ing, adjective
un·glow·er·ing·ly, adverb
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glower (ˈɡlaʊə) ![[Click for IPA pronunciation guide]](http://static.sfdict.com/dictstatic/g/d/dictionary_questionbutton_default.gif) | |
| —vb | |
| 1. | (intr) to stare hard and angrily |
| —n | |
| 2. | a sullen or angry stare |
| [C16: probably of Scandinavian origin; related to Middle Low German glūren to watch] | |
| 'gloweringly | |
| —adv | |
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Word Origin & History
glower
1500, "to stare with wide eyes," from a Scandinavian source (cf. Norw. dial. glora "to glow"), from P.Gmc. base *glo-, root of O.E. glowan "to glow," which infl. the spelling. Meaning "to look angrily, scowl" is first recorded 1775.
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Example sentences
His fixed expression is a worried frown that shades into an ominous glower.
Her stony glower and harsh good looks set off a different and decidedly kinky jangle.
They both glower at first and make a predictably odd couple.
For the athletes, a glower is scarier than a smile, so the frowners appear bigger.
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