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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Recent Examples of glower
Greg Beacham, Chicago Tribune, 3 Jan. 2026
Someone’s ancestors, perhaps his wife’s, glowered down at us from heavy golden frames.
—Daisy Rockwell, Vogue, 27 Nov. 2025
EW.com, 10 July 2025
Fast-forward to 2025 and the robot now has slightly different features, including a new more life-like hairdo and a facial expression closer to Trump's trademark glower.
—Dan Gooding, MSNBC Newsweek, 1 July 2025
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Verb
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
Someone’s ancestors, perhaps his wife’s, glowered down at us from heavy golden frames.
—Daisy Rockwell, Vogue, 27 Nov. 2025
Noun
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
Fast-forward to 2025 and the robot now has slightly different features, including a new more life-like hairdo and a facial expression closer to Trump's trademark glower.
—Dan Gooding, MSNBC Newsweek, 1 July 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for glower
Verb
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Rick Bayless, the James Beard Award-winning chef whose family foundation made the gift, said the project fills a glaring gap in Chicago’s cultural landscape.—
Eva Remijan-Toba,
Chicago Tribune,
8 May 2026
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Austin Reaves, a glaring missing piece in the series opener, bounced back with a playoff career-high 31 points, but that wasn’t nearly enough for the Lakers to overcome their 21 turnovers in a 125-107 defeat.—
Benjamin Royer,
Oc Register,
8 May 2026
Verb
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The other is darkened by fuel scarcity and rising prices that threaten a humanitarian crisis.—
Stephanie Yang,
CNN Money,
12 May 2026
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The shades were drawn and curtains closed in Jane’s room, and the door was opened only after the hallway was darkened.—
Fran Moreland Johns,
The Atlantic,
11 May 2026
Noun
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From this moment on, the film never gets out of his adoring gaze and into something deeper and more real.—
Marya E. Gates,
IndieWire,
13 May 2026
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Pierre Salvadori has a very humanistic gaze.—
Scott Roxborough,
HollywoodReporter,
12 May 2026
Verb
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But there’s more to Brind’Amour than the person fans see screaming and scowling behind the bench or stomping around the dressing room in a postwin video looking like some combination of Godzilla and Chris Farley’s famous Matt Foley character.—
Cory Lavalette,
New York Times,
7 May 2026
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Leaving home without a hat, scarf, gloves, umbrella, and/or scowl.—
Jed Gottlieb,
Boston Herald,
26 Apr. 2026
Verb
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Haven frowns upon the data fueling prohibition.—
Teri Sforza,
Oc Register,
8 May 2026
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As the odd man out, Meta does not have a public cloud, and its capex increase was frowned upon by investors.—
Natasha Abellard,
CNBC,
6 May 2026
Noun
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Some give him a cold stare, others praise him for pushing back on redistricting.—
Tamara Keith,
NPR,
4 May 2026
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Cornelia Jeglertz maintained her stare, even though there was nothing on it.—
Megan Feringa,
New York Times,
1 May 2026
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“Glower.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/glower. Accessed 15 May. 2026.
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