as in frowning
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as in glaring
to look with anger or disapproval
baseball fans glowering at their TVs as they watched their favorite team lose
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as in darkening
to take on a gloomy or forbidding look
the old man just sat in his rocking chair, his face glowering at the prospect of unwanted company
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Recent Examples of glowering
David Sims,
The Atlantic,
26 June 2026
Dennis is meanwhile back at home, probably glowering, knowing again how this story ends.
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Ryan Lattanzio,
IndieWire,
20 May 2026
Balagov is indisputably a filmmaker with his own distinctive vision, ideally matched with Evgueni and Sacha Galperine’s glowering score and with Fray’s nimble shooting style, which often takes its cue to get in close from the knotted bodies on the wrestling mats.
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David Rooney,
HollywoodReporter,
13 May 2026
This leads to a lively scene where Carl and his glowering right-hand man make an impromptu visit to Hypergnosis headquarters and demand a demonstration of Duncan’s snooping network.
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Scott Tobias,
Vulture,
26 Apr. 2026
Muhammad Ali glowering over a fallen Sonny Liston in 1965?
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Tyler Kepner,
New York Times,
7 Apr. 2026
It’s been broadly debated whether the novel actually is a love story between the snobbish Cathy and the glowering Heathcliff.
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Emily Zemler,
Los Angeles Times,
11 Feb. 2026
His ever-glowering face on the sideline has sparked countless memes and has come to personify the sharp-eyed, no-nonsense manner in which these Hoosiers have rocketed through the sport in just two seasons.
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Greg Beacham,
Chicago Tribune,
3 Jan. 2026
The girl looks at her mother glowering in the doorway.
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Literary Hub,
20 Oct. 2025
Verb
That geographic blandness only emphasizes the film’s other shortcomings, such as Schoenaerts’s anonymous work as the villain (a lot of glowering and creepy glares) and the rather rote big-sister/little-sister arc given to Supergirl and Ruthye.
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David Sims,
The Atlantic,
26 June 2026
Dennis is meanwhile back at home, probably glowering, knowing again how this story ends.
—
Ryan Lattanzio,
IndieWire,
20 May 2026
Balagov is indisputably a filmmaker with his own distinctive vision, ideally matched with Evgueni and Sacha Galperine’s glowering score and with Fray’s nimble shooting style, which often takes its cue to get in close from the knotted bodies on the wrestling mats.
—
David Rooney,
HollywoodReporter,
13 May 2026
This leads to a lively scene where Carl and his glowering right-hand man make an impromptu visit to Hypergnosis headquarters and demand a demonstration of Duncan’s snooping network.
—
Scott Tobias,
Vulture,
26 Apr. 2026
Muhammad Ali glowering over a fallen Sonny Liston in 1965?
—
Tyler Kepner,
New York Times,
7 Apr. 2026
It’s been broadly debated whether the novel actually is a love story between the snobbish Cathy and the glowering Heathcliff.
—
Emily Zemler,
Los Angeles Times,
11 Feb. 2026
His ever-glowering face on the sideline has sparked countless memes and has come to personify the sharp-eyed, no-nonsense manner in which these Hoosiers have rocketed through the sport in just two seasons.
—
Greg Beacham,
Chicago Tribune,
3 Jan. 2026
The girl looks at her mother glowering in the doorway.
—
Literary Hub,
20 Oct. 2025
Recent Examples of Synonyms for glowering
Adjective
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Balogun then looked over at a frowning Ream, who had just finished urging his teammates to be sure to stop and smell the flowers along this World Cup journey.
Verb
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Best Skincare Deals While the temperatures are balmy and the sun is glaring, skincare becomes that much more important.
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The glaring issue in England’s group stage performance stems from the drop-off in goal production from the opener to the final two matches.
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Auto-correct tools generally brighten photos, but this one also knows when an image needs darkening.
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Moonrise will take place across North America in blue hour, when the sky is darkening but still retains color — perfect timing.
Adjective
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The video, which has garnered over 70,000 views as of Wednesday, opens with a scowling Donalds, sitting behind the governor’s desk one year into his hypothetical first term.
Verb
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In Taiwan, a student sitting for an entrance exam for a top medical school was discovered wearing smart glasses after proctors noticed the student staring oddly at the test, leading to an inspection that revealed the frame was emitting heat.
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Three stories, three separate sets of receipts, with one through line worth staring at until a clearer view emerges.
Adjective
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Wilde’s Angela is expressive and antic; Rogen’s Joe is sullen and snarky.
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Now, in a more intimate setting, the sullen and sometimes-sarcastic shadings of this longtime singer-songwriter should hark back to Folds’ fledgling days on the alt-music scene.
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“Glowering.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/glowering. Accessed 6 Jul. 2026.
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