quăm quẳm

Một người đàn ông nhìn quăm quẳm vào đối thủ của mình.

Definition

1. Adjective:
   • Glaring fiercely or menacingly: Describes a fixed, intense, and often threatening or hostile stare. It conveys a look filled with anger, suspicion, or strong disapproval.

Usage Examples

• Adjective:
  • Anh ta nhìn tôi quăm quẳm. (He glared at me menacingly.)
  • Đừng nhìn quăm quẳm như thế. (Don't stare so fiercely like that.)
  • Con chó nhìn quăm quẳm vào người lạ. (The dog glared fiercely at the stranger.)

Advanced Usage

• The word is almost exclusively used to describe the manner of looking or staring. It is an adverb-like adjective that typically follows verbs like "nhìn" (to look) to modify the action.

Variants and Related Words

• Quăm quắp: This is a common variant with the same meaning and usage.
  • Cô ấy liếc nhìn quăm quắp. (She shot a fierce, glowering look.)

Synonyms

• Gloweringly: In a glowering or sullen manner.
• Menacingly: In a threatening way.
• Fiercely: With intense aggression or strength.

Related Idioms

• While "quăm quẳm" itself is not typically part of a longer idiom, it vividly describes the action in common phrases like "" (to glare menacingly), which functions as a set expression.