Synonyms of glowering
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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“Glowering.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/glowering. Accessed 3 Jun. 2023.
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