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glower

[ glou-er ]
/ ˈglaʊ ər /
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verb (used without object)

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

noun

a look of sullen dislike, discontent, or anger.

RELATED WORDS

scowl, stare, gloom, lower, glare, look, watch, sulk

Nearby words

  1. glow,
  2. glow discharge,
  3. glow lamp,
  4. glow plug,
  5. glow-worm,
  6. glowering,
  7. glowfly,
  8. glowing,
  9. glowingly,
  10. glowstick

Origin of glower

1350–1400; Middle English (Scots) glowren to glower; akin to Middle Low German glūren to be overcast, Middle Dutch gloeren to leer
Related formsglow·er·ing·ly, adverbun·glow·er·ing, adjectiveun·glow·er·ing·ly, adverb
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British Dictionary definitions for glowering

glower

/ (ˈɡlaʊə) /

verb

(intr) to stare hard and angrily

noun

a sullen or angry stare
Derived Formsgloweringly, adverb

Word Origin for glower

C16: probably of Scandinavian origin; related to Middle Low German glūren to watch
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Word Origin and History for glowering

glower

v.

mid-14c., "to shine;" c.1500, "to stare with wide eyes," perhaps from a Scandinavian source (cf. Norwegian dialectal glora "to glow"), from Proto-Germanic base *glo- (see glow (v.)), root of Old English glowan "to glow," which influenced the spelling. Or perhaps related to Middle Dutch gluren "to leer." Meaning "to look angrily, scowl" is first recorded 1775. Related: Glowered; glowering. As a noun, 1715, from the verb.

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