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GLOWER

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 I. (noun) 

Sense 1

Meaning:

An angry stare

Synonyms:

glare; glower

Classified under:

Nouns denoting acts or actions

Hypernyms ("glower" is a kind of...):

stare (a fixed look with eyes open wide)

Derivation:

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

glower (look at with a fixed gaze)

 II. (verb) 

Sense 1

Meaning:

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

Synonyms:

frown; glower; lour; lower

Classified under:

Verbs of grooming, dressing and bodily care

Hypernyms (to "glower" is one way to...):

grimace; make a face; pull a face (contort the face to indicate a certain mental or emotional state)

Troponyms (each of the following is one way to "glower"):

scowl (frown with displeasure)

Sentence frames:

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Derivation:

glower (an angry stare)

Sense 2

Meaning:

Look at with a fixed gaze

Example:

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

Synonyms:

glare; glower

Classified under:

Verbs of grooming, dressing and bodily care

Hypernyms (to "glower" is one way to...):

stare (fixate one's eyes)

Sentence frames:

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Somebody ----s PP

Sentence example:

They glower up the hill

Derivation:

glower (an angry stare)

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