glower
/ˈɡlaʊə(ɹ)/
Etymology
From an alteration (possibly Scots) of glore, from Middle English glōren, glouren (“to gleam; to glare, glower”); or from glow (“to stare”) (obsolete), and ultimately from a Scandinavian (North Germanic) language. Cognate with Low German gloren (“to flicker; to glimmer”), Dutch gloren, Icelandic glóra. Equivalent to glow + -er (a fossilized frequentative suffix). See more at glare.
glower means an angry glare or stare. Lexicurio rates it Rare gem — a strength score of 79 out of 100.
glower is pronounced /ˈɡlaʊə(ɹ)/.
Why “glower” is a great word
GLOWER — [Verb / Noun] To look or stare with sullen anger or displeasure; also, the stare itself. From an alteration (likely Scots) of Middle English glōren, glouren ("to gleam, glare"), possibly from an obsolete verb 'glow' meaning "to stare," and ultimately from a Scandinavian (North Germanic) source. Equivalent to glow + the fossilized frequentative suffix -er. Cognate with Low German gloren ("to flicker, glimmer"). First attested in Scottish English around 1513. Unlike "glare," which flashes with fierce hostility, or "scowl," which contracts the brow, a glower is a slow-burning, smoldering regard. It is the banked fire in a parent's eyes watching a child's deliberate disobedience, the dull ember of resentment across a silent dinner table, or the heavy-lidded dissatisfaction of a cat observed from a forbidden couch—a simmering visual protest that thickens the air with a promise of more heat than light.
noun
- An angry glare or stare.“She sure has an awful glower on her face.”
- That which glows or emits light.“Table 45 presents computed relative and absolute values for the spectral radiant emittance of a Nernst glower at T = 1965 and 2000°K (the corresponding emissivities are 0.427 and 0.438).”
verb
- To look or stare with anger.“[...] Last Morning I was unco airly out, / Upon a Dyke I lean'd and glowr'd about; / I ſaw my Meg come linkan o'er the Lee, / I ſaw my Meg, but Maggie ſaw na me: [...]”