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- Dictionaryglower/ˈɡlaʊə/
verb
- 1. have an angry or sullen look on one's face; scowl: "she glowered at him suspiciously"
noun
- 1. an angry or sullen look: "the angry glower on the face of the policeman"
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to look very angry, annoyed, or threatening: glower at There's no point glowering at me like that - you know the rules. figurative Large, black rain clouds glowered (= looked likely to produce rain) in the sky. Synonym. frown. SMART Vocabulary: related words and phrases. Grimacing and frowning. bitchy resting face. cloud. curl. death stare. evil.
verb. glow· er ˈglau̇ (-ə)r. nonstandard. ˈglō (-ə)r. glowered; glowering; glowers. Synonyms of glower. intransitive verb. : to look or stare with sullen annoyance or anger. glowered at the noisy children in the library. 2 of 2. noun. : a sullen brooding look of annoyance or anger. Did you know?
To glower is not only to stare, it's to stare angrily, as if you're going to throttle someone. You might already have guessed that glower isn't of Greek or Latin origin, since it doesn't ring any of those bells.
Definition of 'glower' glower. (glaʊəʳ ) Word forms: glowers , glowering , glowered. verb. If you glower at someone or something, you look at them angrily. He glowered at me but said nothing. [VERB + at] He glowered and glared, but she steadfastly refused to look his way. [VERB] [Also V adv/prep]
an angry, annoyed, or threatening look: an angry glower. More examples. He sent a glower in Lissa's direction. She gave me an intense glower. The glower then returned, as did the fierce staring, his eyes flashing across the spectators.
Define glower. glower synonyms, glower pronunciation, glower translation, English dictionary definition of glower. intr.v. glow·ered , glow·er·ing , glow·ers To look or stare angrily or sullenly: glowered at the rude patron. See Synonyms at frown. n. An angry or sullen...
Definition of glower verb in Oxford Advanced Learner's Dictionary. Meaning, pronunciation, picture, example sentences, grammar, usage notes, synonyms and more.
If you glower at someone or something, you look at them angrily. He glowered at me but said nothing. Synonyms: scowl , glare , frown , look daggers More Synonyms of glower
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uk / ˈɡlaʊə r/ us. Add to word list. to look at someone in a very angry way: The woman glowered at her husband. (Definition of glower from the Cambridge Learner's Dictionary © Cambridge University Press)
