Posted on 05/11/2005 5:59:06 AM PDT by VRWCmember
In order that we might all raise the level of discourse and expand our language abilities, here is the daily post of "Word for the Day".
glower \GLOW-er ("OW" as in "cow")\ verb
to look or stare with sullen annoyance or anger
Example sentence:
Mariah crossed her arms and glowered at Jeff, making it perfectly clear that she'd had enough of his teasing.
Did you know?
Do words of uncertain origin make you scowl? If so, "glower" may put a frown on your face, because only part of its history can be validated. The well-established part of its story leads us to Scotland, where "glower" (or "glowren," to use the older Scottish form of the word) has been used since the late Middle Ages. Originally, the word meant simply "to look intently" or "to stare in amazement," but by the late 1700s, glowering stares were being associated with anger instead of astonishment. Beyond that, however, the history of the word is murky. The most we can say is that "glower" is a distant relative of Middle Low German "gluren," which means "to be overcast," and of Middle Dutch "gloeren," meaning "to leer."
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The sentence must, in some way, relate to the news of the day.
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Practice makes perfect.....post on....
Just struck me as funny - another nut from PA.
Well, at least he isn't from Patton, PA.
do we know it was a nut or is there a bad actor here? i have been driving around NOVA retrieving kids i am not uptodate on info.
In all honesty - especially given nature of aviation - your statement WAS proper - I just like the amusing sound of it.
I bet the instructor loses his license.
The DC aviation map says, DO NOT FLY HERE - YOU WILL BE SHOT DOWN (or something similar)
LOL.
kewl!
Laura Earl w/o makeup is less offensive than those!
--they both should, even I a non-flying upstate NYer knows you cannot fly over DC. no excuses, they could have been killed today.
yep
eyouw......
real highbrow guy.
You drive a NOVA? I thought you were a SUV driver. What year is your Nova?
I'm sure she is! Laura Earl under any circumstances is less offensive than those mugs!
nova=northernVA
so much art to be had in a woman's legs - and bonehead missed it all
It's very unoffensive, but too good for most folks.
Probably. I have to see before I could give you a worthwhile opinion. :^)
LMAO, even before seeing your post i freepmailed the link to whyisa who is out and about today and not available, i didn't want her to miss it. i am scarfing popcorn by the fistful!
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