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glower

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glow·er  (glour)
intr.v. glow·ered, glow·er·ing, glow·ers
To look or stare angrily or sullenly. See Synonyms at frown.
n.
An angry or sullen look or stare.

[Middle English gloren, probably of Scandinavian origin; see ghel-2 in Indo-European roots.]

glower·ing·ly adv.

glower [rhymes with power]
Verb
to stare angrily
Noun
an angry stare [origin unknown]
ThesaurusLegend:  Synonyms Related Words Antonyms
Noun1.glowerglower - an angry stare
stare - a fixed look with eyes open wide
Verb1.glower - look at with a fixed gaze; "The girl glared at the man who tried to make a pass at her"
stare - fixate one's eyes; "The ancestor in the painting is staring down menacingly"
2.glower - look angry or sullen, wrinkle one's forehead, as if to signal disapproval
scowl - frown with displeasure
grimace, make a face, pull a face - contort the face to indicate a certain mental or emotional state; "He grimaced when he saw the amount of homework he had to do"

glower
verb 1. scowl, glare, frown, look daggers, give a dirty look, lour or lower
noun 2. scowl, glare, frown, dirty look, black look, angry stare, lour or lower
Translations
Spanish glower [ˈglauəʳ] vi to glower at → mirar con ceño
French glower [ˈglauəʳ] vilancer des regards mauvais
German glower [ˈglauəʳ] vi to glower at sb → jdn finster ansehen
Italian glower [ˈglauəʳ] vi to glower (at sb) → guardare (qn) in cagnesco

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He ceased to glower as he gazed upon her, and the frown smoothed away from his rugged brow.
And there's a headless man stalks up and down the path and skeletons glower at you between the boughs.
looked God knows, but I did my best to glower and show my teeth at his side.
 
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