Glower — meaning, pronunciation & more

Definition

an angry stare

look at with a fixed gaze

Pronunciation

🇺🇸American English

/hˈæbᵻtˌeɪɾɪv/

🇬🇧British English

/ɡlˈaʊə/

🇮🇳Indian English

/ɡlˈaʊə/

2 syllables Say it as /hˈæbᵻtˌeɪɾɪv/.

Examples

The girl glared at the man who tried to make a pass at her

Synonyms & Antonyms

Synonyms

lour glare lower frown

Parts of Speech

noun	an angry stare
verb	look at with a fixed gaze “The girl glared at the man who tried to make a pass at her”
verb	look angry or sullen, wrinkle one's forehead, as if to signal disapproval

Word Forms

glare	verb	look at with a fixed gaze
glower	verb	look angry or sullen, wrinkle one's forehead, as if to signal disapproval
glower	noun	an angry stare
glare	noun	an angry stare
frown	noun	a facial expression of dislike or displeasure

Around the World

Europe

🇩🇪German

finster

ein wütender Blick

🇫🇷French

regard noir

un regard en colère

🇪🇸Spanish

mirar con ceño

una mirada enojada

🇮🇹Italian

torvo

uno sguardo arrabbiato

🇳🇱Dutch

gloeien

een boze blik

🇵🇹Portuguese

olhar furioso

um olhar irritado

🇷🇺Russian

сердитый взгляд

India

🇮🇳Hindi

चमकदार

एक क्रोधित दृष्टि

🇧🇩Bengali

চকচকে

একটি রাগান্বিত তাকান

🇮🇳Tamil

ஒளிரும்

ஒரு கோபமான பார்வை

🇮🇳Telugu

గ్లోవర్

ఒక కోపంగా చూస్తూ

🇮🇳Marathi

चमकणे

संतप्त नजर

🇮🇳Gujarati

ચમકદાર

ક્રોધિત નજર

🇮🇳Kannada

ಗ್ಲೋವರ್

ಕೋಪದ ನೋಟ

🇮🇳Malayalam

ഗ്ലോവർ

ദേഷ്യത്തോടെയുള്ള ഒരു നോട്ടം

🇮🇳Punjabi

ਚਮਕਦਾਰ

ਇੱਕ ਗੁੱਸੇ ਦੀ ਨਜ਼ਰ

🇵🇰Urdu

چمکنے والا

ایک غصے سے گھورنا

East & Southeast Asia

🇨🇳Chinese

怒视

愤怒的凝视

🇯🇵Japanese

グローワー

怒りの視線

🇰🇷Korean

빛나는 사람

화난 눈빛

🇻🇳Vietnamese

nhìn trừng trừng

một cái nhìn giận dữ

🇹🇭Thai

เรืองแสง

จ้องมองด้วยความโกรธ

🇮🇩Indonesian

memandang dgn marah

tatapan marah

🇵🇭Filipino

kumikinang

isang galit na titig

🇲🇾Malay

bercahaya

renungan marah

Middle East

🇸🇦Arabic

حملق بسخط

التحديق الغاضب

🇮🇷Persian

درخشنده

یک نگاه خشمگین

🇹🇷Turkish

öfkeli

kızgın bir bakış

🇮🇱Hebrew

לִזעוֹף

מבט כועס

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The primary meaning of 'glower' is 'an angry stare'.

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'glower' is a standard word used primarily in general literature and formal communications.

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