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- [glou-er]
- /ˈglaʊ ər/
- /ˈɡlaʊ.ər/
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- [glou-er]
- /ˈglaʊ ər/
Definitions of glowered word
- verb without object glowered to look or stare with sullen dislike, discontent, or anger. 1
- noun glowered a look of sullen dislike, discontent, or anger. 1
- noun glowered Simple past tense and past participle of glower. 1
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Origin of glowered
First appearance:
before 1350 One of the 20% oldest English words
1350-1400; Middle English (Scots) glowren to glower; akin to Middle Low German glūren to be overcast, Middle Dutch gloeren to leer
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Parts of speech for Glowered
noun
adjective
verb
adverb
pronoun
preposition
conjunction
determiner
exclamation
glowered popularity
A common word. It’s meaning is known to most children of preschool age. About 71% of English native speakers know the meaning and use the word.
This word is included in each student's vocabulary. Most likely there is at least one movie with this word in the title.
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This diagram is provided by Google Ngram ViewerSynonyms for glowered
noun glowered
- stared — to gaze fixedly and intently, especially with the eyes wide open.
- glared — Stare in an angry or fierce way.
- faced — having a specified kind of face or number of faces (usually used in combination): a sweet-faced child; the two-faced god.
- frowned — to contract the brow, as in displeasure or deep thought; scowl.
- pouted — to thrust out the lips, especially in displeasure or sullenness.
verb glowered
- gloomed — Simple past tense and past participle of gloom.
- looked — to turn one's eyes toward something or in some direction in order to see: He looked toward the western horizon and saw the returning planes.
- lowered — to cause to descend; let or put down: to lower a flag.
- sulked — to remain silent or hold oneself aloof in a sullen, ill-humored, or offended mood: Promise me that you won't sulk if I want to leave the party early.
- watched — to be alertly on the lookout, look attentively, or observe, as to see what comes, is done, or happens: to watch while an experiment is performed.
Antonyms for glowered
verb glowered
- grinned — to smile broadly, especially as an indication of pleasure, amusement, or the like.
- ignored — to refrain from noticing or recognizing: to ignore insulting remarks.
- overlooked — to fail to notice, perceive, or consider: to overlook a misspelled word.
- smiled — to assume a facial expression indicating pleasure, favor, or amusement, but sometimes derision or scorn, characterized by an upturning of the corners of the mouth.
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