as in glaring
to look with anger or disapproval
the boss just stood there and frowned at his assistant who, once again, was in trouble
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Verb
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This offseason’s attrition is glaring on both the offensive and defensive lines, the latter of which Shanahan hopes to fortify with some of the 49ers’ 11 draft picks.—
Cam Inman,
Mercury News,
1 Apr. 2025 -
The lack of defensive discipline is glaring.—
Brian Sampson,
Forbes.com,
31 Mar. 2025
Adjective
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The model, a sullen blonde with messy pageboy hair, looked vaguely sick in it.—
Mona Awad,
New Yorker,
20 July 2025
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Everyone is behaving more or less like themselves, except for Jeremiah, who is behaving like Conrad at his most sullen.—
Kathleen Walsh,
Vulture,
16 July 2025
Adjective
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Stock up on a few in white, black, grey, and navy—you’ll reach for them more than anything else in your closet.—
Christina Holevas,
Vogue,
16 July 2025
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Tyler Perry dons Madea's grey curls yet again — this time for a wedding in the Bahamas.—
Allison DeGrushe Published,
EW.com,
15 July 2025
Adjective
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Sasha stood in the middle, wearing a gray suit and tan shoes.—
Hannah Sacks,
People.com,
25 July 2025
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Aitchison is a 6-foot-1, 220-pound man with brown/gray hair and green eyes, police said.—
Angela Palermo,
Idaho Statesman,
23 July 2025
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“Frowning.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/frowning. Accessed 5 Aug. 2025.
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