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as in to glare
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 to darken
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 glower
Paula Mejía,
New Yorker,
15 Apr. 2026
Muhammad Ali glowering over a fallen Sonny Liston in 1965?
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Tyler Kepner,
New York Times,
7 Apr. 2026
Owen Gleiberman,
Variety,
19 Sep. 2025
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Verb
Levin, typically springy, glowered as Wolf told them about how the shutdown had devastated her life.
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Paula Mejía,
New Yorker,
15 Apr. 2026
Muhammad Ali glowering over a fallen Sonny Liston in 1965?
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Tyler Kepner,
New York Times,
7 Apr. 2026
Noun
Mike, now played with a friendly glower by the bald and barrel-chested Chiklis, is a construction-site foreman, married for decades to Eileen (Mary Stuart Masterson), with several grown children.
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Owen Gleiberman,
Variety,
19 Sep. 2025
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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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Klingebiel believes that some cuts to development may be appropriate, if all federal budgets (with the glaring exception of defense) are also tightening their belts.
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Auto-correct tools generally brighten photos, but this one also knows when an image needs darkening.
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Its most dramatic attack occurred last week, when hundreds of drones overwhelmed Moscow’s air defenses and hit refineries and storage tanks, sending up black plumes of smoke that darkened the sky.
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For starters, bright colors inject visibility – not merely for players looking to find each other amid the chaos of a World Cup match, but also for brands looking to draw the gazes of millions of onlooking fans towards their logo.
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Most focus on the soldiers’ faces, their uniforms, and the solemn gaze directed toward the Wall of Names.
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As a 7-year-old, I’d entertain my father’s friends, at their weekly pickup game at a Bronx barn-house gymnasium, by imitating his game face—bottom lip jutting, eyes scowling.
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Modern tiki tends to take a lighter touch, using more abstract graphics, less imagery of women and scowling gods.
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The upstairs neighbors would like to go to sleep somewhere between 9 at night and midnight, and so applause was frowned upon at the Gaslight.
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Oftentimes, disabling security protections is frowned upon.
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So now this burly older man with a commanding voice and a penetrating stare had her full attention.
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In the top of the 7th, Dodgers pitcher Zack Greinke hits the first batter, Miguel Montero, in the back, prompting both benches to empty, although only stares are exchanged.
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“Glower.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/glower. Accessed 1 Jul. 2026.
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