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
  • When the sky darkens, her stomach clenches.
    Alaa Elassar, CNN Money, 1 Oct. 2025
  • When that last stellar ember cools and darkens, the age of black holes will still be in its early days.
    Ross Andersen, The Atlantic, 24 Sep. 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
  • But establishing your lead funnyman as someone who just shuts up and stares blankly ahead isn’t a recipe for sustainable comedy.
    Ben Travers, IndieWire, 29 Sep. 2025
  • When Mahomes stares into the secondary, he’s greeted with congestion.
    Kansas City Star, Kansas City Star, 26 Sep. 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
  • 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
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“Glowers.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/glowers. Accessed 9 Oct. 2025.

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