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Glower is defined as to stare at someone angrily.

(verb)

An example of to glower is to look at a student with a tough stare when she has not done her homework for the fourth night in a row.

The definition of a glower is an angry stare.

(noun)

An example of a glower is a look a child may get after he destroys his mother's garden.

See glower in Webster's New World College Dictionary

intransitive verb

to stare with sullen anger; scowl

Origin: ME glouren, var. of gloren, prob. < ON, as in Norw dial. glōra, Swed dial. glora, to stare, gape < IE *ĝhlōu- < base *ĝhel-: see glow

noun

a sullen, angry stare; scowl

Related Forms:

glowering adjective
gloweringly adverb

See glower in American Heritage Dictionary 4

intransitive verb glow·ered, glow·er·ing, glow·ers

To look or stare angrily or sullenly. See Synonyms at frown.

noun

An angry or sullen look or stare.

Origin:

Origin: Middle English gloren

Origin: , probably of Scandinavian origin; see ghel-² in Indo-European roots

Related Forms:

glowˈer·ing·ly adverb

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