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Definition of Glower
1. Verb. Look at with a fixed gaze. "They glower up the hill"; "The girl glared at the man who tried to make a pass at her"
2. Noun. An angry stare.
3. Verb. Look angry or sullen, wrinkle one's forehead, as if to signal disapproval.
Specialized synonyms: Scowl
Generic synonyms: Grimace, Make A Face, Pull A Face
Derivative terms: Frown
Definition of Glower
1. v. i. to look intently; to stare angrily or with a scowl.
Definition of Glower
1. Verb. (intransitive) To look or stare with anger. ¹
2. Noun. An angry stare or glare. ¹
¹ Source: wiktionary.com
Definition of Glower
1. to scowl [v -ED, -ING, -S] - See also: scowl
Lexicographical Neighbors of Glower
Literary usage of Glower
Below you will find example usage of this term as found in modern and/or classical literature:
1. Convention by National Electric Light Association Convention, National Independent Meat Packers Association, University of Georgia College of Agriculture, University of Georgia Dept. of Food Science (1905)
"I think the only thing that has retarded the progress of the Nernst lamp is the
fact that the high price of the glower has led the users of the lamp to try ..."
2. Journal of the American Chemical Society by American Chemical Society (1915)
"One of the arms of tbt cock B was connected to a hydrogen generator by means of
a glass r. in which was placed a small platinum glower. The glower served to ..."
3. Electrical Engineer's Pocket-book: A Hand-book of Useful Data for by Horatio Alvah Foster (1908)
"The negative resistance temperature coefficient of a glower may thus be more than
со unter-bal an cea by the temperature coefficient of the iron wire ..."
4. Transactions of the International Electrical Congress, St. Louis, 1904 by International Electrical Congress (1905)
"The German lamp adopted the helical or " spiral" heater system wherein the glower
is embraced by the heater, and renewed both heater and glower when either ..."
5. The Mechanical Engineer's Pocket-book: A Reference-book of Rules, Tables by William Kent (1902)
"The lamp comprises a "glower" composed of rare earths mixed with a binding material
and pressed into a small roil ; a heater for bringing the glower up to ..."
6. The Mechanical Engineer's Pocket-book: A Reference Book of Rules, Tables by William Kent (1902)
"The lamp comprises a "glower" composed of rare earths mixed with a binding material
and pressed into a small rod; a heater for bringing the glower up to the ..."
7. Audels Engineers and Mechanics Guide by Frank Duncan Graham (1921)
"The light producing part of this lamp consists of a glower with an. insulator of
electricity at ordinary temperature and therefore necessitates the ..."
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