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verb

ˈglau̇(-ə)r How to pronounce glower (audio)
Definition of glowernext
1
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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2
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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glower

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noun

as in glare

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Recent Examples of glower
Verb
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 In another Pratt video, the Republican hopeful suits up as Batman and overthrows the corrupt court of incumbent Democratic Mayor Karen Bass; sitting in her throne, glowering at peasants, she’s pelted with tomatoes that smudge her Joker facepaint. — David Weigel, semafor.com, 13 May 2026
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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. — Owen Gleiberman, Variety, 19 Sep. 2025 Having finagled an invite from Prater’s steely assistant, Charley (Uma Thurman, sporting an asymmetrical bob and a disgusted glower), Dexter infiltrates the group looking for villains to bring to his kill table. — EW.com, 10 July 2025 See All Example Sentences for glower
Recent Examples of Synonyms for glower
  1. glare
  2. darken
  3. gaze
  4. scowl
  5. frown
  6. stare
Verb
  • There was one glaring error that allowed the pass rush to get to Osborne and affect his throw, which landed in the arms of a linebacker in the middle of the field for his first interception of the year.
    — Joe Arruda, Hartford Courant, 6 Sep. 2026
  • The duo's defiance paved the way for a resolution to condemn socialism, a key election-year messaging bill for the GOP that drew glaring defections among Democrats, many of whom were incensed at the turn of events.
    — Zachary Schermele, USA Today, 5 Sep. 2026
Definition of glare
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  • China’s growth target is already its lowest since 1991, and the economic picture is darkened further by a real estate downturn that is straining local government finances and undercutting spending capacity, Goldman Sachs said in a note to clients.
    — Jeronimo Gonzalez, semafor.com, 7 Sep. 2026
  • When a treatment starts, the room darkens, and chromatherapy lights cast soft purple, blue, and red hues across the room as a soft mist showers down from the ceiling.
    — Jen Murphy, Travel + Leisure, 7 Sep. 2026
Definition of darken
Noun
  • Or its lazy gaze and obsession with gloss over lived-in texture, which sinks its moments of violence into forgettable trifles?
    — Angelica Jade Bastién, Vulture, 4 Sep. 2026
  • The goal is to adorn the eyes without pulling too much focus, instead framing gazes in a way that honors the holistic ease of your look.
    — Calin Van Paris, InStyle, 4 Sep. 2026
Definition of gaze
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  • Whether his teams were good or bad, his outspoken and occasionally scowling personality almost always commanded the room.
    — Carl Steward, Mercury News, 9 Aug. 2026
  • The note was written on Cohn’s personal stationery, imprinted with a scowling caricature of himself.
    — Kai Bird, New Yorker, 3 Aug. 2026
Definition of scowl
Verb
  • Like a growing number of French seaside resorts, it's not only frowned upon; you can be fined.
    — Lanie Goodman, Condé Nast Traveler, 18 Aug. 2026
  • The sky darkened suddenly, as if it had been turned down by a dimmer switch, and Decoteau frowned at a weather app on his phone.
    — Rachel Monroe, New Yorker, 17 Aug. 2026
Definition of frown
Noun
  • Sorry, not even the fiercest former Samantha Jones wannabe can defeat the Gen Z stare.
    — Brian Moylan, Vulture, 9 Sep. 2026
  • Pattinson sure is scary, though, at one point framed with a Kubrick stare but here with his head and eyes tilted downward as a river of rain washes over a window and down on the night.
    — Ryan Lattanzio, IndieWire, 5 Sep. 2026
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“Glower.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/glower. Accessed 15 Sep. 2026.

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