glowers 1 of 2

present tense third-person singular of glower
1
as in stares
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 darkens
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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glowers

2 of 2

noun

plural of glower

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Verb
  • The tree produces an annual fall harvest of walnuts, enclosed in a green husk that darkens when ripe.
    Jenna Prestininzi, Freep.com, 9 Oct. 2025
  • When the sky darkens, her stomach clenches.
    Alaa Elassar, CNN Money, 1 Oct. 2025
Noun
  • Unfortunately, things took a dramatic turn at the end of the hour when Drew arrived at the church, drawing intense glares from nearly everyone in attendance.
    Andy Swift, TVLine, 25 Sep. 2025
  • Based on Alice Oseman's popular webcomic turned graphic novels, Heartstopper is loaded with longing glares, timid greetings, delicate touches, and all the definitive hallmarks of young love as two classmates fall for each other at Truham Grammar School for Boys.
    James Mercadante, EW.com, 13 Aug. 2025
Verb
  • Rhett Miller stares across the classroom at the 14 sets of eyes staring back and lets his curiosity run free.
    Josh Crutchmer, Rolling Stone, 9 Oct. 2025
  • Lit only by a halo-like light overhead, Wayans stares blankly at the screen, smoking a cigar — and breaking down in mournful tears.
    Jack Smart, PEOPLE, 6 Oct. 2025
Verb
  • Not explained is whether Makary would be happier if drug companies placed ads with immobile patients, frowns, and funereal music.
    John Tamny, Forbes.com, 17 Sep. 2025
  • Ken’yaku, a commitment to frugality, is detectable in a corporate culture that frowns on perks or frills.
    Lauren Collins, New Yorker, 15 Sep. 2025
Noun
  • Lots of laughter, troubled gazes, leftovers.
    New York Times, New York Times, 16 Oct. 2025
  • In Competition Tender Claws’ Face Jumping, uses eye-tracking on the Meta Quest Pro to let participants swap perspectives with what looked like ghosts, by locking gazes with them.
    Charlie Fink, Forbes.com, 12 Aug. 2025
Verb
  • However, there has been a growing edge to Denver’s current group, personified on the field in the way safety Talanoa Hufanga flies to the ball and in the way Cooper scowls under his eye black.
    Nick Kosmider, New York Times, 17 Oct. 2025
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“Glowers.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/glowers. Accessed 26 Oct. 2025.

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