1
as in glared
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 darkened
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 glowered
Someone’s ancestors, perhaps his wife’s, glowered down at us from heavy golden frames.
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Daisy Rockwell, Vogue, 27 Nov. 2025
Frazier, whose ring demeanor generally toggled between glowering and frowning, glowered.
—Vann R. Newkirk Ii, The Atlantic, 16 Sep. 2025
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Just inside the front door of a Circle K convenience store, the district manager glared at a small kiosk.—
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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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After the photo opportunity, the girls stared at Minnie with Bennett taking a particular interest in the Disney character’s glam look.—
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Perhaps this is the first time the group stared into the rearview mirror to think about something akin to a greatest hits set.—
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“Glowered.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/glowered. Accessed 13 Jan. 2026.
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