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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as in scowling
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for frowning
Verb
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In the past, Republicans have called this fact a glaring loophole in public disclosure requirements.—
Claire Heddles,
Miami Herald,
2 Oct. 2025 -
And there were two of baseball’s most humongous humans — Giancarlo Stanton and Aroldis Chapman — glaring at each other as Yankee Stadium shook.—
Jayson Stark,
New York Times,
1 Oct. 2025
Verb
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In a separate post, Tippett is seen hugging and staring into his beloved’s eyes through a window, followed by a video of the pair talking and snogging, with their intimate conversation muted by the glass partition.—
Gil Kaufman,
Billboard,
7 Oct. 2025
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Soon my mom was staring catatonically at the baby item in her hand.—
Melissa Willets,
Parents,
7 Oct. 2025
Verb
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Ray’s brother, Jem (Sean Bean), has shown up to reconnect, and for a long time these two sit around not saying very much, pouring drinks and scowling at each other, at one point getting their ya-yas out with a midnight rock ‘n’ roll dance, then scowling some more.—
Owen Gleiberman,
Variety,
28 Sep. 2025
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His real name is Benito Antonio Martínez Ocasio; his stage name, as fans later learned, was inspired by a childhood photograph that captured him, scowling, in a rabbit costume.—
Kelefa Sanneh,
New Yorker,
15 Sep. 2025
Adjective
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Mark, with his fighting regimen, is a lot to handle, but so is Dawn, who’s a rather sullen party-girl princess.—
Owen Gleiberman,
Variety,
1 Sep. 2025
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The President is a sullen bore, but Servillo’s performance is always a hair less moribund than the movie around it, and held tight by the sincerity of his ambivalence.—
David Ehrlich,
IndieWire,
27 Aug. 2025
Adjective
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Her eyes were technically blue, but really more gray; other people’s blue eyes seemed to draw commentary, but no one ever remarked on hers.—
Catherine Lacey,
New Yorker,
5 Oct. 2025
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Saturday morning on campus in Westwood was gray and groggy.—
Cameron Teague Robinson,
New York Times,
5 Oct. 2025
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“Frowning.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/frowning. Accessed 8 Oct. 2025.
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