Glowering — meaning, pronunciation & more

Definition

look at with a fixed gaze

look angry or sullen, wrinkle one's forehead, as if to signal disapproval

Pronunciation

🇺🇸American English

/hˈæbɪɾᵻd/

🇬🇧British English

/ɡlˈaʊəɹɪŋ/

🇮🇳Indian English

/ɡlˈaʊəɹɪŋ/

3 syllables Say it as /hˈæbɪɾᵻd/.

Examples

The girl glared at the man who tried to make a pass at her
a dark scowl
the proverbially dour New England Puritan

Synonyms & Antonyms

Synonyms

lour glum frown sullen dark saturnine sour moody morose glare lower dour glower

Parts of Speech

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
adjective	showing a brooding ill humor; ; ; ; ; ; - Bruce Bliven “a dark scowl”

Word Forms

glower	noun	an angry stare
glare	noun	an angry stare
frown	noun	a facial expression of dislike or displeasure
glumness	noun	a gloomy ill-tempered feeling
moodiness	noun	a sullen gloomy feeling
moroseness	noun	a gloomy ill-tempered feeling
sourness	noun	a sullen moody resentful disposition
sullenness	noun	a sullen moody resentful disposition

Around the World

Europe

🇩🇪German

finster

mit festem Blick betrachten

🇫🇷French

lançant un regard noir

regarder avec un regard fixe

🇪🇸Spanish

ceñudo

mirar con la mirada fija

🇮🇹Italian

accigliato

guardare con sguardo fisso

🇳🇱Dutch

gloeiend

kijken met een vaste blik

🇵🇹Portuguese

carrancudo

olhar com olhar fixo

🇷🇺Russian

сердитый

смотреть пристальным взглядом

India

🇮🇳Hindi

चमक रहा है

स्थिर दृष्टि से देखो

🇧🇩Bengali

চকচকে

স্থির দৃষ্টিতে তাকাও

🇮🇳Tamil

ஒளிரும்

ஒரு நிலையான பார்வையுடன் பாருங்கள்

🇮🇳Telugu

ప్రకాశించే

స్థిర దృష్టితో చూడండి

🇮🇳Marathi

चमकणारा

स्थिर नजरेने पहा

🇮🇳Gujarati

ચમકદાર

નિશ્ચિત નજરથી જુઓ

🇮🇳Kannada

ಹೊಳೆಯುತ್ತಿದೆ

ಸ್ಥಿರ ನೋಟದಿಂದ ನೋಡಿ

🇮🇳Malayalam

തിളങ്ങുന്ന

നിശ്ചലമായ നോട്ടത്തോടെ നോക്കുക

🇮🇳Punjabi

ਚਮਕਦਾਰ

ਇੱਕ ਸਥਿਰ ਨਿਗਾਹ ਨਾਲ ਵੇਖੋ

🇵🇰Urdu

چمکنے والا

ایک مستحکم نظروں سے دیکھو

East & Southeast Asia

🇨🇳Chinese

忧郁

凝视

🇯🇵Japanese

光る

じっと見つめて

🇰🇷Korean

빛나는

고정된 시선으로 바라보다

🇻🇳Vietnamese

trừng mắt

nhìn bằng ánh mắt cố định

🇹🇭Thai

เร่าร้อน

มองด้วยสายตาแน่วแน่

🇮🇩Indonesian

melotot

lihat dengan tatapan tetap

🇵🇭Filipino

kumikinang

tumingin ng may nakapirming tingin

🇲🇾Malay

bercahaya

memandang dengan pandangan yang tetap

Middle East

🇸🇦Arabic

متوهج

انظر بنظرة ثابتة

🇮🇷Persian

درخشان

با نگاهی ثابت نگاه کن

🇹🇷Turkish

öfkeli

sabit bir bakışla bakmak

🇮🇱Hebrew

זוהרים

להסתכל במבט קבוע

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The primary meaning of 'glowering' is 'look at with a fixed gaze'.

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