gườm
Definition
- Verb:
- To glower, to scowl: To look directly at someone with a fixed, unblinking stare, expressing anger, displeasure, or a threat.
- To eye menacingly: To look at someone in a threatening or intimidating manner.
Usage Examples
- Verb:
- Anh ta chỉ im lặng và gườm tôi. (He just stayed silent and glowered at me.)
- Đừng gườm tôi như thế! (Don't scowl at me like that!)
- Cô ấy gườm đối thủ trước khi trận đấu bắt đầu. (She eyed her opponent menacingly before the match began.)
Advanced Usage
- "gườm gườm": An intensified or repeated action, describing a persistent, threatening stare.
- Nó nhìn tôi với ánh mắt gườm gườm. (He looked at me with a persistent glower.)
Variants and Related Words
- Gờm (Adjective - variant form): Formidable, intimidating, worthy of caution.
- Đó là một đối thủ đáng gờm. (That is a formidable opponent.)
- Cái gườm (Noun - derived form): The act or look of glowering.
- Cái gườm của anh ta khiến mọi người sợ hãi. (His glower frightened everyone.)
Synonyms
- Trừng mắt: To glare.
- Nháy mắt: To wink (antonym in terms of expression).
- Liếc mắt: To glance sideways (often slyly or angrily, but not as fixed as "gườm").
Notes on Different Meanings
The word "gườm" primarily functions as a verb describing a specific, intense facial expression. The adjective form "gờm" (formidable) is related but carries a distinct meaning, describing the quality of inspiring fear or respect, rather than the act of staring.
verb
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to crowl, to glower
