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glower
[ glou-er ]
verb (used without object)
- to look or stare with sullen dislike, discontent, or anger.
noun
- a look of sullen dislike, discontent, or anger.
glower
/ ˈɡlaʊə /
verb
- intr to stare hard and angrily
noun
- a sullen or angry stare
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Derived Forms
- ˈgloweringly, adverb
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Other Words From
- glower·ing·ly adverb
- un·glower·ing adjective
- un·glower·ing·ly adverb
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Word History and Origins
Origin of glower1
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Word History and Origins
Origin of glower1
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Synonym Study
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Example Sentences
"I guess we can stand it if you can," Mollie responded lightly, which only caused him to glower the more.
Old Jimmie shrank slightly before Larry's glower, and his little eyes gleamed with the fear of a rat that is cornered.
The Prince was there, too, and it was lots of fun to see him glower at the other men.
And there's a headless man stalks up and down the path and skeletons glower at you between the boughs.
When my neighbor's elbow injects itself into the small of my back, I twist around and glower at him.
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