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- [glou-er]
- /ˈglaʊ ər/
- /ˈɡlaʊ.ər/
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- [glou-er]
- /ˈglaʊ ər/
Definitions of glowering word
- verb without object glowering to look or stare with sullen dislike, discontent, or anger. 1
- noun glowering a look of sullen dislike, discontent, or anger. 1
- noun glowering Present participle of glower. 1
- abbreviation GLOWERING glaring 1
- adjective glowering If you describe a person as glowering, you mean they look angry and bad tempered. 0
- adjective glowering If you describe a place as glowering, you mean that it looks dark and threatening. 0
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Origin of glowering
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 Glowering
noun
adjective
verb
adverb
pronoun
preposition
conjunction
determiner
exclamation
glowering 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.
According to our data about 50% of words is more used. This is a rare but used term. It occurs in the pages of specialized literature and in the speech of educated people.
glowering usage trend in Literature
This diagram is provided by Google Ngram ViewerSynonyms for glowering
adjective glowering
- angry — When you are angry, you feel strong dislike or impatience about something.
- dark — When it is dark, there is not enough light to see properly, for example because it is night.
- scowling — to draw down or contract the brows in a sullen, displeased, or angry manner.
- sullen — showing irritation or ill humor by a gloomy silence or reserve.
- surly — churlishly rude or bad-tempered: a surly waiter. Synonyms: sullen, uncivil, brusque, irascible, splenetic, choleric, cross; grumpy, grouchy, crabby.
Antonyms for glowering
adjective glowering
- beaming — sending out beams; shining
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