as in frowning
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1
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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2
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 Synonyms for glowering
Verb
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The disparities in sponsorships, prize money, and funding for women’s sports are glaring.—
Brook Choulet,
Forbes,
22 Dec. 2024 -
Particularly when an organization is taking the next leap in its evolution, there are often glaring errors that your leadership, investors or even board want to fix right away.—
Joe Garber,
Forbes,
20 Dec. 2024
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The flowers and the ferns put themselves to bed, shedding petals, drying and darkening, folding up.—
Richard Brookhiser,
National Review,
19 Dec. 2024
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The weather is darkening, the leaves are falling and the zombies are nearing your doorstep.—
Annalise Frank,
Axios,
21 Oct. 2024
Adjective
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Then Chloe pointed out her boyfriend across the room ... revealing none other than a sullen Greg eating at their table, alone.—
Sydney Bucksbaum,
EW.com,
17 Feb. 2025
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The mood in the room was somber and sullen following a 144-110 loss to the Oklahoma City Thunder.—
Jason Anderson,
Sacramento Bee,
2 Feb. 2025
Adjective
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The gunman, described as Hispanic and wearing a grey hoodie, dark pants and white shoes, ran off down E. Houston St. No arrests have been made.—
Thomas Tracy,
New York Daily News,
1 Mar. 2025
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The pair were seen out hand in hand in Milan earlier in the day too, with Steinfeld in an oversized grey trench coat and Allen in a black sweatshirt.—
Staff Author,
People.com,
26 Feb. 2025
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“Glowering.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/glowering. Accessed 4 Mar. 2025.
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