glower

[ glou-er ]

verb (used without object)

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

noun

1. a look of sullen dislike, discontent, or anger.

glower

/ ˈɡlaʊə /

verb

1. intr to stare hard and angrily

noun

1. a sullen or angry stare

Derived Forms

• ˈgloweringly, adverb

Other Words From

• glower·ing·ly adverb
• un·glower·ing adjective
• un·glower·ing·ly adverb

Word History and Origins

Origin of glower¹

First recorded in 1350–1400; Middle English ( Scots ) glowren “to glower”; akin to Middle Low German glūren “to be overcast,” Middle Dutch gloeren “to leer”

Word History and Origins

Origin of glower¹

C16: probably of Scandinavian origin; related to Middle Low German glūren to watch

Synonym Study

See glare ¹.

Example Sentences

It will be up to women, again, to save America from this glowering fascist menace.

From Salon

He spent the entire debate with Harris glowering at having to tolerate this woman talking back to him.

From Salon

He rarely if ever looked at her, choosing to glower at the moderators or the camera as if she were not there.

From Los Angeles Times

Jones’ glower could chill you to the bone, but his smiles were radiant and honest.

From Salon

Trump glowered, rolled his eyes, and clenched his mug into a clownish grin whenever Harris succeeded in getting under his skin, the thrust of her debate strategy.

From Salon

Related Words

• scowl