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Longman Dictionary of Contemporary English 5++朗文当代英语 5++LDOCE 5++朗文 5++glow·er /ˈɡlaʊə $ -ər/ verb [intransitive]  LOOK ATto look at someone in an angry way 怒视 SYN glareglower at She glowered at him disapprovingly. 她不悦地瞪着他。glower noun [countable]→ See Verb table
Examples from the Corpus
glowerHis cousin sat at the kitchen table, glowering.He glowered at a taxi as it came to a noisy stop at the light.He came in and glowered at them.Standing tall and glowering down on the referee when things go wrong is not the answer.All these obelisks are dark and sinister, their hulking forms glowering over a carpet of white bones under leaden skies.glower atMrs. Smith glowered at the boys until they were quiet.
Origin glower (1400-1500) Probably from a Scandinavian language
glow·er verbChineseSyllable
someone an angry look Corpus to in at


glower
glower /ˈɡlaʊə $ -ər/ verb [intransitive]
 Date: 1400-1500
 Origin: Probably from a Scandinavian language
to look at someone in an angry way
   SYN  glare
    glower at
    She glowered at him disapprovingly.
—glower noun [countable]


glow·erBrE /ˈɡlaʊə(r)/ 🔊NAmE /ˈɡlaʊər/ 🔊 verbpresent simple - I / you / we / they glower BrE /ˈɡlaʊə(r)/ 🔊 NAmE /ˈɡlaʊər/ 🔊present simple - he / she / it glowers BrE /ˈɡlaʊəz/ 🔊 NAmE /ˈɡlaʊərz/ 🔊past simple glowered BrE /ˈɡlaʊəd/ 🔊 NAmE /ˈɡlaʊərd/ 🔊past participle glowered BrE /ˈɡlaʊəd/ 🔊 NAmE /ˈɡlaʊərd/ 🔊 -ing form glowering BrE /ˈɡlaʊərɪŋ/ 🔊 NAmE /ˈɡlaʊərɪŋ/ 🔊 [intransitive] ~ (at sb/sth) to look in an angry, aggressive way 怒视;虎视眈眈;咄咄逼人地盯着 SYN glare glow·er noun