1
as in glared
to look with anger or disapproval
we just sat there, glooming, as we waited and waited for our dinners to arrive
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2
as in darkened
to take on a gloomy or forbidding look
he continued to gloom over the fact that he had been passed over for promotion to district manager
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Just inside the front door of a Circle K convenience store, the district manager glared at a small kiosk.—
Curt Devine, CNN Money, 17 Dec. 2025
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New Amy spent the first season being glared at by most of the staff, because Old Amy was 10 times worse than that colleague who keeps reheating fish in the microwave.—
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Adams has spent his final months in office globetrotting and shoring up his legacy, touting his accomplishments during a stormy tenure as mayor darkened by corruption charges in late 2024.—
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As the skies darkened ahead of Christmas Eve, volunteers shifted and set up for the annual community brunch hosted on Anaheim’s West Center Street Promenade in a nearby parking structure instead.—
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Another line of attack likens the show to when bachelorette parties invade gay bars — a practice frequently scowled upon by gay patrons.—
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Behar scowled at Goldberg's comment, which opened the floodgates for the remaining panelists.—
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Good to know that kidnapping is still generally frowned upon by the French government.—
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My mother has never sought attention, and self-promotion is largely frowned upon in our family.—
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The horses in the fear group touched the novel object less often and stared at it from a distance more than their peers did.—
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Freeman stared at the video screen with his mouth open.—
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“Gloomed.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/gloomed. Accessed 20 Jan. 2026.
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