1
as in to glare
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 to darken
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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as in glare
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Recent Examples of glower
Dean Minnich, Baltimore Sun, 13 July 2024
The most notable is a glowering destroyer that gathers steam during an evening rodeo, clobbering the grandstand and nearby motel almost without warning.
—David Rooney, The Hollywood Reporter, 10 July 2024
Devan Coggan, EW.com, 22 Dec. 2023
As the anxious, aspiring Cambridge postgrad, Labbadia glowers and snaps and trudges around in a dirty bathrobe, playing a first-person shooter on a handheld gaming console and sullenly bouncing a tennis ball off the wall.
—Sara Holdren, Vulture, 17 Nov. 2023
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Verb
The strategy included putting hostile faces in the first row to glower at the enemy.
—Dean Minnich, Baltimore Sun, 13 July 2024
The most notable is a glowering destroyer that gathers steam during an evening rodeo, clobbering the grandstand and nearby motel almost without warning.
—David Rooney, The Hollywood Reporter, 10 July 2024
Noun
At the gym, Rodz helped McCallany perfect everything from Fritz’s menacing glower to that signature Iron Claw.
—Devan Coggan, EW.com, 22 Dec. 2023
As the anxious, aspiring Cambridge postgrad, Labbadia glowers and snaps and trudges around in a dirty bathrobe, playing a first-person shooter on a handheld gaming console and sullenly bouncing a tennis ball off the wall.
—Sara Holdren, Vulture, 17 Nov. 2023
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for glower
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Cuts were the defining feature in her administration’s recent budget, with the National Immigration Institute a glaring exception.Alex González Ormerod, TIME, 21 Nov. 2024
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Unrivaled has announced rosters for its inaugural season, but there’s one glaring omission.Eric Jackson, Sportico.com, 20 Nov. 2024
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In another unusual move, Jeffries kept certain store windows darkened to create a mystique and had eager, curious customers kept standing on line outside waiting to get in.Rosemary Feitelberg, WWD, 22 Oct. 2024
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Photograph: Daisuke Takimoto In addition, when the doors are closed, the liquid crystal shutters on the windows on both sides will darken to create a dimmer, more private space.Daisuke Takimoto, WIRED, 9 Oct. 2024
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Professor Zoellner has graciously consented to briefly withdraw his critical gaze from high art and cast an eye for SPIN at pop and rock lyrics.Tom Zoellner, SPIN, 27 Nov. 2024
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Viewers on TikTok were able to see the pet sitting to one side in the back of the moving car, with his gaze firmly held on what was happening outside the window.Tom Rogers, Newsweek, 26 Nov. 2024
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Brian invites Roger to stay for dinner and spend the night after joking that his daughter Jenny has her eyes on someone else, so Roger should stop staring.Lincee Ray, EW.com, 23 Nov. 2024
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Rather than intensely staring, use a series of long glances.Caroline Castrillon, Forbes, 21 Nov. 2024
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It is generally frowned upon to challenge an incumbent committee leader, but the Democrats' 2024 election losses and the impending Trump administration appear to have opened the floodgates.Andrew Solender, Axios, 25 Nov. 2024
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No matter how old or young, phones aren’t to be used during the meal, and are even frowned upon before or after while everyone is catching up with each other.Kaitlyn Yarborough, Southern Living, 21 Nov. 2024
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Speaking of Blake, one of our cooks Rick noticed that Blake wore the same outfit, scowled and always came in with a Monster energy drink.Michael Barnes, Austin American-Statesman, 19 July 2024
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The scowling image has been used by both opponents and supporters.Phil Helsel, NBC News, 30 Oct. 2024
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“Glower.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/glower. Accessed 4 Dec. 2024.
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