glower
verb (used without object)
to look or stare with sullen dislike, discontent, or anger.
glowered
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past participleof glower.past participle
A verb form used in perfect and passive verb constructions and that can also function as a modifier.
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past tense formof glower.past tense
Used to describe completed actions or previous habitual actions.
glowerverb (used without object)to look or stare with sullen dislike, discontent, or anger.
Example Sentences
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He glowered and eventually tried to leave the courtroom so quickly that he had to be told to sit down by the judge.
From Salon ● Apr. 23, 2024
Rather than a war of words, the two septuagenarians turned the courtroom into a contest of irritated expressions: The judge frowned, Trump glowered.
From Seattle Times ● Nov. 6, 2023
As their laughter echoed down the hallway, stern faces glowered from old black-and-white portraits in gilded frames.
From Los Angeles Times ● May 26, 2023
When my boyfriend read the loopy handwritten pages, he laughed out loud, and I glowered.
From New York Times ● Jan. 24, 2020
“Well, it’s no irritable grizzly . . . ,” I murmured, ignoring him when he glowered.
From "Twilight" by Stephenie Meyer
