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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Practice makes perfect.....post on....
know her? she is undoubedly a relative.
was pretty sure you were a fruit. this clinches it....
thank the Lord someone else smells it... ; )
Ti and I would've posted your RME gif if we had it!
oh, heavens. I am done for.
After reading patton's posts from last night, I am convinced that he is related to my looney Falls Churcher former neighbor...
um, thanks. ;)
Don't sweat it - the original "Patton" was a little looney himself...
No problem-she was always telling everyone about her long list of accomplishments as a prodigy, and such traits do seem to run in families...
You mean my greatgrandmother, Bertha Cortez Patton?
ummmmm. should have stayed in bed.
Patton firmly believed he was the reincarnation of Alexander the Great, among other strange notions...
I didn't; but even I know better to mess with any 'Bertha' anywhere, at any time.
Karl Der Grosse bin ich.
if you think about it, you've never seen those two in the same room together, have you?
Well, he is a much more recent hero than Alexander, at least.
Hey, you're right...
which two?
Al the Great & George the Patton
You'll notice he only said he "took" ballet.
(He didn't say where he put it though ....)
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