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Antonyms for glower

Grammar : Verb
Spell : glou-er
Phonetic Transcription : ˈglaʊ ər


Definition of glower

Origin :
  • mid-14c., "to shine;" c.1500, "to stare with wide eyes," perhaps from a Scandinavian source (cf. Norwegian dialectal glora "to glow"), from Proto-Germanic base *glo- (see glow (v.)), root of Old English glowan "to glow," which influenced the spelling. Or perhaps related to Middle Dutch gluren "to leer." Meaning "to look angrily, scowl" is first recorded 1775. Related: Glowered; glowering. As a noun, 1715, from the verb.
  • verb frown
Example sentences :
  • The judge leaned forward to glower at the older of the two prisoners.
  • Extract from : « The Arrow of Fire » by Roy J. Snell
  • The Prince was there, too, and it was lots of fun to see him glower at the other men.
  • Extract from : « Polly the Pagan » by Isabel Anderson
  • "Nothing which need make you glower at me like that," defiantly.
  • Extract from : « The Trail of Conflict » by Emilie Baker Loring
  • To glower at her as usual in the Strand if she passed him with young Ellerton.
  • Extract from : « The Disturbing Charm » by Berta Ruck
  • Aye, you may turn red and white and glower at me—I know what I'm talking about.
  • Extract from : « Leonore Stubbs » by L. B. Walford
  • Tavish, my friend, you will do better not to glower and struggle like that.
  • Extract from : « The Riddle of the Spinning Wheel » by Mary E. Hanshew
  • He could only glower angrily and in silence at a meeting he could not prevent.
  • Extract from : « The Silent Barrier » by Louis Tracy
  • What the deuce, then, was the fellow up to, that he should glower and dodge like a sleuth in a play?
  • Extract from : « Red Masquerade » by Louis Joseph Vance
  • The heater is cut out by an electromagnet when the glower goes into operation.
  • Extract from : « Artificial Light » by M. Luckiesh
  • Fray Ignatio beside me glowered, so far as so good a man could glower.
  • Extract from : « 1492 » by Mary Johnston

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