glunch

1 of 2

intransitive verb

ˈglənch

-ed/-ing/-es

chiefly Scottish

: to look sour or glum : frown

glowered and glunched at me

—John Buchan

glunch

2 of 2

noun

"

plural -es

chiefly Scottish

: a sour or glum look

a glunch of sour disdain

—Robert Burns

Word History

Etymology

Intransitive verb

perhaps alteration of glum entry 1

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