to lour
9.9
To look angry or dark, often by frowning
- verb
- /laʊər/
:
fruncir el ceño
- The teacher loured at the students for chatting during the lesson.
Examples
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She loured at the mess in the kitchen, clearly unhappy with it.
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And all the clouds that lour'd upon our house in the deep bosom of the ocean buried.
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I find literature really louring.
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He always lours when he doesn't get his way.
Synonyms
to frown
vsto lour
160
1.0
To bring the eyebrows together and wrinkle the forehead to show dislike or concentration
is used mainly for a sullen disapproving look, not concentration
to glare
vsto lour
49
3.2
To stare at someone angrily to show dislike
is about a sullen forehead expression rather than an intense angry stare
to lower
vsto lour
46
7.9
Show an angry or unhappy face by pulling the eyebrows down
is an alternative term used for the same facial expression
to scowl
vsto lour
33
4.1
To give an angry look to show you do not like something
focuses more on forehead wrinkling as a sign of disapproval
to glower
vsto lour
11
8.4
To look at someone in an angry, silent way
emphasizes the forehead wrinkle as disapproval rather than the act of looking
Antonyms
How Angry
Surface Forms
Etymology
The word lour is related to the common word lower and originally meant 'to hang down'. So, to lour is to 'lower' your face or look dark and angry.