Glower

ˈɡlaʊər

verb

to look or stare at someone or something in an angry or threatening way

The word 'glower' comes from Middle English 'glouren', which means 'to shine, gleam, glow'. Over time, its meaning shifted to convey a more intense and hostile gaze, as reflected in its current definition.

The old one was Garth, huge and bald and taciturn, who wore the same greasy leather jerkin every day and always seemed to have a glower on his face.

George R. R. Martin

A Dance with Dragons: A Song of Ice and Fire: Book Five

Untired she read, her shadow still Glower'd about, as it would fill The room with wildest forms and shades, As though some ghostly queen of spades Had come to mock behind her back, And dance, and ruffle her garments black.

John Keats

Poetry

In the end they went in the direction Fran and Harold had been headed in, west. Stu said he thought Glen Bateman would be glad to have them overnight, if they could reach Woodsville by dark-and he might agree to tag along with them in the morning (at this Harold began to glower again). Stu drove Fran's Honda, and she rode pillion behind Harold.

King, Stephen

The Stand

Take the money, sir." The bum tried to hold onto his suspicious glower, but after another close look at Lois (and a quick side-glance at Ralph), it was overwhelmed by a large and winning smile. He stepped toward Lois, putting out his hand to take the money, which he had earned without even knowing it. Lois raised her hand just before he could close his fingers on the bill. "Just mind you get something to eat as well as something to drink.

Stephen King

Insomnia

Narcissa murmured a word of thanks, whilst Bellatrix said nothing, but continued to glower at Snape.

J. K. Rowling

Harry Potter and the Half-Blood Prince

I glower at the roll sure he meant to insult me.

Suzanne Collins

Hunger Games 1 - The Hunger Games

He gives Y.T. a disapproving glower -- she, after all, forced him to be attracted to her, forced him to get horny, made his head swim -- she didn't have to get arrested, did she?

Neal Stephenson

Snow Crash

His angriest glower did not seem to stir the sulky car, and in disgrace it was hauled off to a garage.

Sinclair Lewis

Babbitt

He lowered his hand but he continued to glower at Taraza.

Frank Herbert

Heretics of Dune

The old one was Garth, huge and bald and taciturn, who wore the same greasy leather jerkin every day and always seemed to have a glower on his face.

Martin, George, R. R.

A Dance With Dragons

Hungry Joe had a craving to feel Nurse Duckett up, too, and was restrained more than once by Yossarian's forbidding glower.

Heller, Joseph

Catch-22