glower

(glou'ər)
intr.v., -ered, -er·ing, -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.]

gloweringly glow'er·ing·ly adv.

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verb

1. To stare fixedly and angrily: glare, lower¹, scowl. Idioms: look daggers at. See express, see/not see.
2. To wrinkle one's brow, as in thought, puzzlement, or displeasure: frown, lower¹, scowl. Idioms: look black. See express.

noun

1. A fixed angry stare: glare, lower¹, scowl. See express, see/not see.
2. The act of wrinkling the brow, as in thought, puzzlement, or displeasure: black look, frown, lower¹, scowl. See express.

v

Definition: frown
Antonyms: grin, smile

IN BRIEF: To stare angrily.

The child would often glower when the homework was too difficult.

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• Verbs of Sight - glower: stare with brooding, sullen anger

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See words rhyming with "glower."

Dansk (Danish)
v. intr. - glo ondt på, skule
n. - skulen, vredt blik

Nederlands (Dutch)
woedende blik, woedend kijken

Français (French)
v. intr. - lancer des regards menaçants, regarder (qn) d'un air maussade
n. - regard menaçant, regard maussade

Deutsch (German)
v. - finster blicken, starren
n. - grollender Blick

Ελληνική (Greek)
v. - στραβοκοιτάζω, αγριοκοιτάζω, κατσουφιάζω
n. - άγρια ματιά

Italiano (Italian)
guardar male, sguardo torvo

Português (Portuguese)
v. - olhar com ar ameaçador, olhar furioso
n. - olhar (m) zangado

Русский (Russian)
сердитый взгляд, нить накаливания, сердито смотреть

Español (Spanish)
v. intr. - lanzar una mirada furiosa
n. - mirada furiosa

Svenska (Swedish)
v. - blänga, stirra
n. - ilsket blängande, stirrande

中文（简体）(Chinese (Simplified))
瞪眼, 怒目而视, 不悦的脸色, 怒目

中文（繁體）(Chinese (Traditional))
v. intr. - 瞪眼, 怒目而視
n. - 瞪眼, 不悅的臉色, 怒目

한국어 (Korean)
v. intr. - 노려보다
n. - 화난 얼굴, 노려봄

日本語 (Japanese)
v. - 怖い顔でにらむ

العربيه (Arabic)
‏(فعل) يحملق (الاسم) حملقه‏

עברית (Hebrew)
v. intr. - ‮זעף, הביט בזעם‬
n. - ‮מבט זועם‬

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