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glow·er
(glou′ər)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 look or stare.
glow′er·ing·ly adv.
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glower
(ˈɡlaʊə)vb
(intr) to stare hard and angrily
n
a sullen or angry stare
[C16: probably of Scandinavian origin; related to Middle Low German glūren to watch]
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glow•er
(ˈglaʊ ər)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; Middle English (Scots) glowren to glower; akin to Middle Low German glūren to be overcast, Middle Dutch gloeren to leer]
glow′er•ing•ly, adv.
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glower
Past participle: glowered
Gerund: glowering
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| Noun | 1. |  glower - an angry stare stare - a fixed look with eyes open wide |
| Verb | 1. | 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" |
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glower
verb
1. scowl, glare, frown, look daggers, give a dirty look, lour or lower He glowered at me but said nothing.
noun
1. scowl, glare, frown, dirty look, black look, angry stare, lour or lower His frown deepened into a glower of resentment.
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glower
verb1. To stare fixedly and angrily:
Idiom: look daggers at.
2. To wrinkle one's brow, as in thought, puzzlement, or displeasure:
Idiom: look black.
2. The act of wrinkling the brow, as in thought, puzzlement, or displeasure:
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Translations
يَرْمُقُ، يُحَدِّقُ غاضِبا
mračit sezlostně hledět
skulestirre
haragosan néz
hvessa augun
piktai žiūrėti
nikni raudzīties
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glower
[ˈglaʊər] vi → lancer des regards mauvais, lancer des regards noirsto glower at sb → lancer à qn des regards mauvais, lancer à qn des regards noirs
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glower
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glower
(ˈglauə) verb to stare angrily. He glowered at me.
ˈglowering adjective angry; threatening. a glowering look.
ˈgloweringly adverbKernerman English Multilingual Dictionary © 2006-2013 K Dictionaries Ltd.