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单词 glowered
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glower

1 of 2

verb

glow·​er ˈglau̇(-ə)r How to pronounce glower (audio)
nonstandard
ˈglō(-ə)r How to pronounce glower (audio)
glowered; glowering; glowers

intransitive verb

: to look or stare with sullen annoyance or anger
glowered at the noisy children in the library

glower

2 of 2

noun

: a sullen brooding look of annoyance or anger

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Do words of uncertain origin make you scowl? If so, glower may put a frown on your face because only part of its history can be validated. The well-established part of its story leads us to Scotland, where glower (or glowren, to use the older Scottish form of the word) has been used since the late Middle Ages. Originally, the word meant simply "to look intently" or "to stare in amazement," but by the late 1700s, glowering stares were being associated with anger instead of astonishment. Beyond that, however, the history of the word is murky. The most we can say is that glower is a distant relative of Middle Low German glūren, which means "to be overcast," and of Middle Dutch gloeren, meaning "to leer."

Synonyms

Verb

  • frown
  • glare
  • gloom
  • lower
  • lour
  • scowl
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Example Sentences

Verb The librarian glowered at us when she heard us laughing. baseball fans glowering at their TVs as they watched their favorite team lose
Recent Examples on the Web
Verb
Indeed, there’s some teenage angst visible in Altu — on the website, the models glower while slouching in suburban bedrooms and on streets — but there is also a knowing confidence. Diana Tsui, New York Times, 4 Jan. 2022 Glowing red eyes glower from beneath a spiked mask of deep aubergine, a lethal spike slicing up from the snout like a gargantuan Japanese horned beetle. Seija Rankin, EW.com, 18 June 2020 The actor has displayed a surprising comic flair on numerous occasions, but his glum, glowering performance here leaves a central void. Frank Scheck, The Hollywood Reporter, 23 Apr. 2020 Finally, the waiter, a big man with burly arms and a white apron, leaned over the counter and, propped up on his knuckles, glowered at the young man. Azi Paybarah, New York Times, 25 Mar. 2020 And even when von Sydow glowered, as many of his roles required him to do, the expansiveness of his spirit always showed through. Stephanie Zacharek, Time, 9 Mar. 2020 Meanwhile, friends stopped calling; wives accustomed to a comfortable lifestyle glowered and complained; children shrank away in confusion. Helen Epstein, The New York Review of Books, 10 Mar. 2020 Meanwhile, our critical eyes see the front end as assertive but not glowering madly. Jim Resnick, Ars Technica, 25 Feb. 2020 And Prospera — the magician is now a woman, played in monotonously glowering style by Synetic co-founder Irina Tsikurishvili — eventually lets her enchanted volume sink into the deluge. Celia Wren, Washington Post, 8 Oct. 2019
Noun
The memoir’s title derives from a nickname that Ms. Blair was given in infancy, a reference to a postnatal glower that seemingly wouldn’t quit. Joanne Kaufman, WSJ, 17 May 2022 Is that what my coworkers used to stare at every day in real life — a pinched, ferocious glower? Mirel Zaman, refinery29.com, 26 Apr. 2022 Isabelle Fuhrman infuses Dall with an ambiguous glower of ambition that’s scary and human. Owen Gleiberman, Variety, 16 Dec. 2021 The standout action sequence takes place at an underworld social club where all the gangsters wear crisp black suits and glower in front of white rice-paper walls that double as panels in a comic book. Amy Nicholson, Variety, 3 Sep. 2021 The next great glower won’t be found unless someone is willing to look. Katherine J. Wu, The Atlantic, 24 Aug. 2021 The husband and father, Markus, is played by the great Mads Mikkelsen, barely recognizable behind a graying beard and lethal glower. Joe Morgenstern, WSJ, 13 May 2021 The glower Gregg Popovich gave him could have melted butter in a Minnesota winter. Jeff Mcdonald, San Antonio Express-News, 29 Apr. 2021 The shooting, with Oswald’s pained grimace and Mr. Leavelle’s stricken glower, was chillingly captured by Robert H. Jackson of The Dallas Times Herald in an iconic photograph that won the Pulitzer Prize the following year. Ralph Blumenthal, BostonGlobe.com, 30 Aug. 2019 See More

Word History

Etymology

Verb and Noun

Middle English (Scots) glowren; akin to Middle Low German glūren to be overcast, Middle Dutch gloeren to leer

First Known Use

Verb

15th century, in the meaning defined above

Noun

1715, in the meaning defined above

Kids Definition

glower

verb

glow·​er ˈglau̇-ər How to pronounce glower (audio)
glowered; glowering
: to stare angrily : scowl

glowered

verb

past tense of glower
1
as in glared
to look with anger or disapproval baseball fans glowering at their TVs as they watched their favorite team lose

Synonyms & Similar Words

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  • glared
  • stared
  • scowled
  • frowned
  • gazed
  • gloomed
  • grimaced
  • gaped
  • loured
  • lowered
  • sneered
  • sulked
  • snarled
  • pouted
  • ogled
  • stared daggers
  • growled
  • looked daggers
  • sniggered

Antonyms & Near Antonyms

  • grinned
  • smiled
  • beamed
2
as in darkened
to take on a gloomy or forbidding look the old man just sat in his rocking chair, his face glowering at the prospect of unwanted company

Synonyms & Similar Words

  • darkened
  • frowned
  • scowled
  • stared
  • glared
  • gloomed
  • pouted
  • loured
  • raged
  • brooded
  • lowered
  • sulked
  • bristled
  • angered
  • fumed
  • threatened
  • steamed
  • petted
  • menaced
  • stormed
  • intimidated
  • moped

Antonyms & Near Antonyms

  • brightened
  • lightened
  • cheered (up)
  • perked (up)
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