glower
verb (used without object)
to look or stare with sullen dislike, discontent, or anger.
had been glowering
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past perfect progressiveof glower.past perfect progressive
Used to describe an action that was ongoing continuously in the past up until another past event interrupted it.
Example Sentences
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Through all of this a G.I. had been glowering.
From Time Magazine Archive
At this question I saw Emma, who had been glowering in a corner, rise from her chair and stalk out of the room.
From "Miss Peregrine's Home for Peculiar Children" by Ransom Riggs
“Uh, you was surprised, was ye?” snarled Swope, who had been glowering at him malignantly through his long recital.
From Hidden Water by Maynard Dixon
"Is that all?" demanded Sally from the corner in which she had been glowering.
From Dawn O'Hara, the Girl Who Laughed by Edna Ferber
"Thank God, I didn't!" said Larry; he had been glowering at his picture, but as he spoke he wheeled round, and sat down beside Christian on the long billiard-room sofa.
From Mount Music by Martin Ross
