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Glower — Glow er, v. i. [imp. & p. p. {Glowered}; p. pr. & vb. n. {Glowering}.] [Cf. {Gloar}.] to look intently; to stare angrily or with a scowl. Thackeray. [1913 Webster] … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
glower — (v.) mid 14c., to shine; c.1500, to stare with wide eyes, perhaps from a Scandinavian source (Cf. Norw. dialectal glora to glow ), from P.Gmc. base *glo (see GLOW (Cf. glow)), root of O.E. glowan to glow, which influenced the spelling. Or perhaps … Etymology dictionary
glower — vb lower, *frown, scowl, gloom Analogous words: glare, stare (see GAZE): watch, look (see SEE) Contrasted words: grin, *smile, smirk … New Dictionary of Synonyms
glower — [v] frown glare, gloom, look, look daggers*, lower, scowl, stare, sulk, watch; concept 623 Ant. grin, smile … New thesaurus
glower — ► VERB ▪ have an angry or sullen look on one s face; scowl. ► NOUN ▪ an angry or sullen look. ORIGIN perhaps a Scots variant of dialect glore, or from obsolete glow to stare , both possibly Scandinavian … English terms dictionary
glower — [glou′ər] vi. [ME glouren, var. of gloren, prob. < ON, as in Norw dial. glōra, Swed dial. glora, to stare, gape < IE * ĝhlōu < base * ĝhel : see GLOW] to stare with sullen anger; scowl n. a sullen, angry stare; scowl glowering adj.… … English World dictionary
glower — UK [ˈɡlaʊə(r)] / US [ˈɡlaʊr] verb [intransitive] Word forms glower : present tense I/you/we/they glower he/she/it glowers present participle glowering past tense glowered past participle glowered to look angrily at someone Derived word: glower UK … English dictionary
glower — glow|er [ˈglauə US ər] v [Date: 1400 1500; Origin: Probably from a [i]Scandinavian language] to look at someone in an angry way = ↑glare glower at ▪ She glowered at him disapprovingly. >glower n … Dictionary of contemporary English
glower — gloweringly, adv. /glow euhr/, v.i. 1. to look or stare with sullen dislike, discontent, or anger. n. 2. a look of sullen dislike, discontent, or anger. [1350 1400; ME (Scots) glowren to glower; akin to MLG gluren to be overcast, MD gloeren to… … Universalium
glower — v. (D; intr.) to glower at … Combinatory dictionary
