glaum

verb4

1. •
   (Ireland, Scotland) To grasp or snatch (at), usually feebly or ineffectually; to grope (at) with the hands, as in the dark.

   • My heart, for fear, gaed sough for sough, / To hear the thuds, and see the cluds / O' clans frae woods, in tartan duds, / Wha glaum'd at kingdoms three. — 1789
2. •
   To look (at), to stare (at).

   • He drummed on the table, glauming at me and through me until I wondered if I should count the interview ended. Then of a sudden he shouted, […] — 1954
3. •
   (Scotland, Northern-England) To look sullen or sad; scowl, frown.
4. •
   (dialect) To search (for something).