Definition

1. Adjective:
   • Glaring / Angry-looking: Describes eyes that are wide open and staring with a fierce, intense, or angry expression.
   • Sullen / Glowering: Refers to a dark, threatening, or brooding look, often conveying silent resentment or displeasure.

Usage Examples

• Adjective:
  • Anh ta nhìn tôi với đôi mắt lằm lằm. (He looked at me with glaring eyes.)
  • Cô ấy ngồi im với vẻ mặt lằm lằm. (She sat silently with a sullen expression.)

Advanced Usage

• The word is primarily used in descriptive literary or spoken contexts to intensify the portrayal of a person's hostile or menacing gaze. It often implies a non-verbal threat.

Variants and Related Words

• Lầm lầm: A variant form with identical meaning, also describing a fierce, glaring look.
  • Ông ấy trợn mắt nhìn lầm lầm. (He opened his eyes wide and glared fiercely.)

Synonyms

• Glaring: staring fiercely.
• Glowering: having a dark or threatening look.
• Sullen: bad-tempered and sulky.

Related Idioms

• Mắt nhìn lằm lằm: The phrase "eyes looking lằm lằm" is a common collocation to describe an intense, angry stare.
  • Đừng có mắt nhìn lằm lằm như thế! (Don't glare at me like that!)