glower
verb (used without object)
to look or stare with sullen dislike, discontent, or anger.
was glowering
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past progressiveof glower.past progressive
Used to describe an ongoing action or continuous state that was happening at a specific time in the past.
Example Sentences
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He was glowering through pink-rimmed eyes under his combover, every inch the mean man everyone avoids at the retirement home.
From Salon ● Sep. 11, 2024
My colleagues were silent and when I turned round I realized why: Eliot had come into the room and was glowering at me.
From New York Times ● Oct. 24, 2019
When she looked up again, she saw that the professor had stopped speaking and was glowering angrily at her.
From Forbes ● Apr. 1, 2015
By dawn, he was glowering at television reports showing water-wasting automatic sprinklers whirring in the rain behind at the scene of mudslides and floods.
From US News ● Dec. 16, 2014
“Because then mine will be angry with me for making her work for her money,” Nately replied with an anxious look at his girl, who was glowering at him restlessly and starting to mutter.
From "Catch-22" by Joseph Heller
