From Longman Dictionary of Contemporary Englishglow‧er/ˈɡlaʊə$-ər/verb[intransitive]to look at someone in anangrywaySYNglareglower atShe glowered at him disapprovingly.—glowernoun[countable]→ SeeVerb tableExamples from the Corpusglower•Hiscousinsat at thekitchentable,glowering.•...
Middle English (Scots)glowren; akin to Middle Low Germanglūrento be overcast, Middle Dutchgloerento leer First Known Use Verb 15th century, in the meaning definedabove Noun 1715, in the meaning definedabove Time Traveler The first known use ofglowerwas in the 15th century ...
(compare Norwegian dialectalglora"to glow, gleam; stare"), or related to Middle Dutchgluren"to leer;" in either case from Proto-Germanic*glo-(seeglow(v.)), root of Old Englishglowan"to glow," which influenced the spelling of this word. Meaning "to look angrily, look intently and ...