glower

American  

[glou-er] / ˈglaʊ ər /

verb (used without object)

1. to look or stare with sullen dislike, discontent, or anger.

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noun

1. a look of sullen dislike, discontent, or anger.

glower British  

/ ˈɡlaʊə /

verb

1. (intr) to stare hard and angrily

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noun

1. a sullen or angry stare

Related Words

See glare ¹.

Other Word Forms

• gloweringly adverb
• unglowering adjective
• ungloweringly adverb

Etymology

Origin of glower

First recorded in 1350–1400; Middle English ( Scots ) glowren “to glower”; akin to Middle Low German glūren “to be overcast,” Middle Dutch gloeren “to leer”

Example Sentences

Nonverbal sung chorales often shimmer or glower beneath spoken text.

From The Wall Street Journal

Even with one eye, she still managed to glower with displeasure.

From Literature

KFC is taking shots at rivals in its marketing, and in restaurants it is making light of the situation, putting up signs featuring a glowering Colonel Sanders.

From The Wall Street Journal

He rarely if ever looked at her, choosing to glower at the moderators or the camera as if she were not there.

From Los Angeles Times

Jones’ glower could chill you to the bone, but his smiles were radiant and honest.

From Salon

Related Words

• scowl