Word For The Day, Wednesday, May 11, 2005 - glower

Merriam-Webster Online Dictionary ^ | 05/11/2005 | The Janitor

[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."

Rules: Everyone must leave a post using the Word for the Day in a sentence.
The sentence must, in some way, relate to the news of the day.

The Review threads are linked for your edification. ;-)
Practice makes perfect.....post on....

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[VRWCmember]

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Good Morning Class. Welcome to School! Today we get a nice Wednesday Word with some Friday Word potential.

Here is my example with WFTD.

Liberals who can usually count on RINO senator Lincoln Chafee, are glowering this morning as he has said he will reluctantly vote to confirm John Bolton.

Wavering senator to vote for Bolton

HAPPY BIRTHDAY COLD_DEAD_FINGERS!!
HAPPY BIRTHDAY TRUTHSHALLSETYOUFREE!! (belated)
HAPPY BIRTHDAY EODGUY (belated)

Review Threads:

Review Thread One: Word For The Day, Thursday 11/14/02: Raffish (Be SURE to check out posts #92 and #111 on this thread!)
Review Thread Two: Word For The Day, Tuesday 1/14/03: Roister
Review Thread Three: Word For The Day, Tuesday 1/28/03: Obdurate
Review Thread Four: Word For the Day, Friday 7/25/03: Potation
Review Thread Five: Word For the Day, Monday 8/19/03: Stolid

No pushing at the door please!

Happy Humpday Everybody!

[VRWCmember]

I've opened a new classroom, but Miss Rika has the gradebook. So if you're looking for a grade you'll have to ping her. Miss Slippy is pretty generous with the plusses if you compliment her shapely legs, so you might try submitting your homework to her instead. My secret for getting extra plusses on my A+ from xs will remain a secret between me and her, so you're on your own if you want her to review your work.

[VRWCmember]

I've opened a new classroom, but Miss Rika has the gradebook. So if you're looking for a grade you'll have to ping her. Miss Slippy is pretty generous with the plusses if you compliment her shapely legs, so you might try submitting your homework to her instead. My secret for getting extra plusses on my A+ from xs will remain a secret between me and her, so you're on your own if you want her to review your work.

[martin_fierro]

GLOWER POWER!

Top 10!

[LonePalm]

First? Top Ten?

Uh-oh. This isn't good. I've seen good before, and this isn't it.

Garde la Foi, mes amis! Nous nous sommes les sauveurs de la République! Maintenant et Toujours!
(Keep the Faith, my friends! We are the saviors of the Republic! Now and Forever!)
LonePalm, le Républicain du verre cassé (The Broken Glass Republican)

[camle]

morn vast, morn folks!

[xsmommy]

well, whichever one of you is RICK, this chickie has brought your cake for you...

[camle]

i'm glowering at your pic, buddy. some nerve!;-)

isn't glowering thie hildebeast's normal expression?

[Laura Earl]

I be here.

[martin_fierro]

Niiiice find, dude.

[TheGrimReaper]

I'll have a piece of that......

[camle]

nice wig, dearie.

[xsmommy]

and here's a cake for the rest of you clowns...

[xsmommy]

figures the dirty old men would like her : )

[camle]

c'mon now xs love, we all know it's you in an ann coulter wig.

some things simply cannot be hidden, even by a bikini.

[xsmommy]

you found me out ; )

[VRWCmember]

http://www.australianmusic.asn.au/mag/winter04/wakemancake.jpg

This lovely young woman is named Edith and she has your cake. You must choose either Edith or the cake, because as we all know "You can't have your cake and Edith too".

[P.O.E.]

Dr. Rice for President. Her running-mate? All she needs is her glower.

[theDentist]

When I heard this morning that the Bush Administration has stated they will pay the emergency rooms for care of illegal aliens, I glowered with discontent at how they continue to entice this influx of immigration.

[camle]

it's me fingers, i never forget a - er - friend(?)

martini?