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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Recent Examples of glowering
Ryan Lattanzio, IndieWire, 20 May 2026
Meanwhile, the White House has loaned the museum the Torok photograph, which shows Trump glowering over his desk.
—Kelsey Ables, The Atlantic, 15 May 2026
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
This leads to a lively scene where Carl and his glowering right-hand man make an impromptu visit to Hypergnosis headquarters and demand a demonstration of Duncan’s snooping network.
—Scott Tobias, Vulture, 26 Apr. 2026
Muhammad Ali glowering over a fallen Sonny Liston in 1965?
—Tyler Kepner, New York Times, 7 Apr. 2026
It’s been broadly debated whether the novel actually is a love story between the snobbish Cathy and the glowering Heathcliff.
—Emily Zemler, Los Angeles Times, 11 Feb. 2026
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
The girl looks at her mother glowering in the doorway.
—Literary Hub, 20 Oct. 2025
Verb
Dennis is meanwhile back at home, probably glowering, knowing again how this story ends.
—Ryan Lattanzio, IndieWire, 20 May 2026
Meanwhile, the White House has loaned the museum the Torok photograph, which shows Trump glowering over his desk.
—Kelsey Ables, The Atlantic, 15 May 2026
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
This leads to a lively scene where Carl and his glowering right-hand man make an impromptu visit to Hypergnosis headquarters and demand a demonstration of Duncan’s snooping network.
—Scott Tobias, Vulture, 26 Apr. 2026
Muhammad Ali glowering over a fallen Sonny Liston in 1965?
—Tyler Kepner, New York Times, 7 Apr. 2026
It’s been broadly debated whether the novel actually is a love story between the snobbish Cathy and the glowering Heathcliff.
—Emily Zemler, Los Angeles Times, 11 Feb. 2026
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
The girl looks at her mother glowering in the doorway.
—Literary Hub, 20 Oct. 2025
Recent Examples of Synonyms for glowering
Verb
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Soto’s glaring 15-year contract aside, Stearns has not signed any player to a deal longer than three years.—
Tim Britton,
New York Times,
29 May 2026
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The contradiction is especially glaring given the growing focus on chronic disease, obesity, and declining health outcomes among American children.—
Sam Raus,
The Orlando Sentinel,
29 May 2026
Verb
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Firefighters were on the street hosing down the burning stacks of e-bikes, the live stream showed, and fire trucks were making their way through showers of sparks from fireworks being lit in the darkening Paris skies.—
Ben Church,
CNN Money,
30 May 2026
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Moonrise will take place across North America in blue hour, when the sky is darkening but still retains color — perfect timing.—
Jamie Carter,
Forbes.com,
26 May 2026
Verb
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Modern tiki tends to take a lighter touch, using more abstract graphics, less imagery of women and scowling gods.—
Michael Goldstein,
Forbes.com,
17 May 2026
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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
Verb
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Woods, 50, is seen frowning in the photo, taken shortly after the legendary golfer was booked into jail on March 27 after his Land Rover rolled over in Jupiter Island, Florida.—
Natasha Dye,
PEOPLE,
3 Apr. 2026
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Hubbard posted an image of herself with a disgusted look on her face from earlier in Season 10, while Dillard shared a photo of himself frowning, also from a scene in the show.—
Payton Turkeltaub,
Variety,
31 Mar. 2026
Adjective
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Now, in a more intimate setting, the sullen and sometimes-sarcastic shadings of this longtime singer-songwriter should hark back to Folds’ fledgling days on the alt-music scene.—
David L. Coddon,
San Diego Union-Tribune,
14 May 2026
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Sometimes someone’s sullen or preoccupied or way too wound up.—
Risa Polansky Shiman,
Sun Sentinel,
6 May 2026
Verb
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Instead, The Mandalorian and Grogu is staring at a third-place finish behind writer-director Curry Barker’s Obsession.—
Tim Lammers,
Forbes.com,
29 May 2026
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Shaina laid on her cot all night, staring at the ceiling, processing all the ways her life was changing.—
Rob Picheta,
CNN Money,
28 May 2026
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“Glowering.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/glowering. Accessed 4 Jun. 2026.
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