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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2
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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Recent Examples of glower
T. M. Brown, New Yorker, 15 Oct. 2025
Linda hustles the two of them to a nearby motel whose only employees are a surly young goth attendant (a glowering Ivy Wolk) and a sympathetic, mildly flirty super (A$AP Rocky, laidback and breezy).
—Stephanie Zacharek, Time, 10 Oct. 2025
EW.com, 10 July 2025
Fast-forward to 2025 and the robot now has slightly different features, including a new more life-like hairdo and a facial expression closer to Trump's trademark glower.
—Dan Gooding, MSNBC Newsweek, 1 July 2025
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Verb
Looming behind them is a group of bearded, glowering militants, dressed in tunics and turbans, some holding assault rifles.
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Having finagled an invite from Prater’s steely assistant, Charley (Uma Thurman, sporting an asymmetrical bob and a disgusted glower), Dexter infiltrates the group looking for villains to bring to his kill table.
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Verb
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When state media broadcasts funerals for fighters killed in Syria or Yemen while Iran’s hospitals lack basic supplies, the disconnect between rhetoric and reality becomes glaring.—
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The Rams’ 27-24 loss to the Falcons did not result exclusively because of injuries, but the holes left by missing starters were apparent and in some cases glaring.—
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Legal challenges looming The financial outlook could darken further depending on the judicial branch.—
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This higher temperature darkens the paste, slightly caramelizes the sugar, and deactivates enzymes that would otherwise break down pectin, resulting in a thicker, more cooked-tasting product.—
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In a city with a constant gaze towards progress, The Milestone seemed like yet another relic left behind.—
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Too thick of a mascara coat, and suddenly my gaze droops.—
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Part of me believes that, if Indiana wins, Cignetti should retire after this season and spend the rest of his life on a beach, scowling at resort attendants and being basically unimpeachable forever.—
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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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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.—
Noun
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Salerno claims her team was disqualified from the following meet, and then began to face intimidating stares from the trans athlete at public events.—
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But, if dressed in modern attire, this prehistoric relative may not have drawn too many stares on a subway train.—
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“Glower.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/glower. Accessed 13 Jan. 2026.
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