All 3 Uses of
glower
in
A Prayer for Owen Meany
- My grandmother glowered, but she would not raise her hands; she made herself listen, although I could tell it was painful for her to hear it—and that was when I heard it: the children on the high-school athletic fields.†
p. 137.9 *glowered = stared angrily
- Barb Wiggin glowered back at her husband.†
p. 167.2
- There was even some scattered applause, which Grandmother quieted with a well-aimed glower; respect, in the form of awe—preferably, silent awe—was something she courted, but hand-clapping was, under the circumstances, vulgar.†
p. 239.3glower = stare angrily
Definitions:
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(1)
(glower) to stare angrily
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(2)
(meaning too rare to warrant focus) meaning too rare to warrant focus:
Less commonly, glower can refer to a dim glow or emission of light.