glower — to look angrily or threateningly
Part of speech: VERB
Definition: to look angrily or threateningly
Pronunciation (IPA): /ˈɡlaʊər/
Example Sentences
- My cat glowers at me every morning until I fill his food bowl.
- The boss glowered at his watch, clearly annoyed by our late arrival.
- She gave him such a fierce glower that he immediately apologized.
glower
VERB[/ˈɡlaʊər/]
to look angrily or threateningly
The old judge would glower at anyone who dared interrupt his courtroom.
GLOW(burn) + ER(person) — becoming a terrifying person(ER) with eyes that GLOW(burn) with anger, the boss began to glower at the lazy worker.
Standing at the very top of the dark stone tower, the evil king looked down to fiercely glower at the approaching heroes.
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🎤Pronunciation
🌳Etymology
Origin
From Middle English 'gloren' or 'glowren', likely of Scandinavian origin, related to Old Norse 'glotta' meaning to grin scornfully or sneer. The word may also be influenced by the verb 'glow' with an -er suffix for agent nouns.
Breakdown
glow (shine/burn) + -er (one who does) = glower; though the -er here functions as a verb suffix forming an agent noun rather than a simple combination
🎵Rhyme
🔗Collocations
📝Examples
“My cat glowers at me every morning until I fill his food bowl.”
“The boss glowered at his watch, clearly annoyed by our late arrival.”
“She gave him such a fierce glower that he immediately apologized.”
“The security guard glowered at teenagers loitering near the store.”
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