glower(n = noun.act) glare - an angry stare;
is a kind of stare
Derived forms verb glower2, verb glower1
1. glower(v = verb.body) glare - look at with a fixed gaze; "The girl glared at the man who tried to make a pass at her"
is one way to stare
Derived form noun glower1
Sample sentences:
They glower up the hill
2. glower(v = verb.body) frown, lour, lower - look angry or sullen, wrinkle one's forehead, as if to signal disapproval;
is one way to grimace, make a face, pull a face
Derived form noun glower1
Sample sentences:
Somebody ----s; Somebody ----s PP
to look intently; to stare angrily or with a scowl. Thackeray. [1913 Webster]
glower, v. & n.
--v.intr. (often foll. by at) stare or scowl, esp. angrily.
--n. a glowering look.
Derivative:
gloweringly adv.
Etymology:
orig. uncert.: perh. Sc. var. of ME glore f. LG or Scand., or f. obs. (ME) glow stare + -ER(4)
VB be rude, insult, treat with discourtesy, take a name in vain, make bold with, make free with, take a liberty, stare out of countenance, ogle, point at, put to the blush, cut, turn one's back upon, turn on one's heel, give the cold shoulder, keep at a distance, keep at arm's length, look cool upon, look coldly upon, look black upon, show the door to, send away with a flea in the ear, lose one's temper, sulk, frown, scowl, glower, pout, snap, snarl, growl, render rude, brutalize, brutify.
VB be sullen, sulk, frown, scowl, lower, glower, gloam, pout, have a hangdog look, glout.
VB be dimsighted, see double, have a mote in the eye, have a mist before the eyes, have a film over the eyes, see through a prism, see through a glass darkly, wink, blink, nictitate, squint, look askant, askant askance, screw up the eyes, glare, glower, nictate, dazzle, loom.