Glower
verb
To look or stare with sullen dislike or anger.
Thomas glowered at the man who had taken his parking space.
Often appears as...
- glower at someone
- glower in silence
Usage tips
Disapproving
verb
To look or stare with sullen dislike or anger.
Thomas glowered at the man who had taken his parking space.
Often appears as...
- glower at someone
- glower in silence
Usage tips
Disapproving
Definition 1 of 1
Pro Tip 1/3Negative Emotion
Glower implies a strong negative emotion, but not necessarily an intention to act on it.
Even though she glowered at the screen, she remained silent during the meeting.
Pro Tip 2/3Intensity
Glower suggests more intensity than a frown but less than outright aggression.
His glower could be felt from across the room, though he didn't move an inch.
Pro Tip 3/3Silent Disapproval
Glowering often indicates silent disapproval rather than verbal confrontation.
She glowered at the mess her roommate left, choosing not to argue.
Pro Tip 1/3Negative Emotion
Glower implies a strong negative emotion, but not necessarily an intention to act on it.
Even though she glowered at the screen, she remained silent during the meeting.
Pro Tip 2/3Intensity
Glower suggests more intensity than a frown but less than outright aggression.
His glower could be felt from across the room, though he didn't move an inch.
Pro Tip 3/3Silent Disapproval
Glowering often indicates silent disapproval rather than verbal confrontation.
She glowered at the mess her roommate left, choosing not to argue.
Pro Tip 1/3Negative Emotion
Glower implies a strong negative emotion, but not necessarily an intention to act on it.
Even though she glowered at the screen, she remained silent during the meeting.
Pro Tip 2/3Intensity
Glower suggests more intensity than a frown but less than outright aggression.
His glower could be felt from across the room, though he didn't move an inch.
Pro Tip 3/3Silent Disapproval
Glowering often indicates silent disapproval rather than verbal confrontation.
She glowered at the mess her roommate left, choosing not to argue.
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Quote examples
Julie Burchill
British Journalist
It must be said that Brighton, unlike London, makes driving seem very appealing. Instead of glowering faces and angry horns on all sides, we have the coast road in front of us and the Sussex Downs just 10 minutes behind us.
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Elvis Mitchell
American Critic
His work isn't all glower. Even though he hasn't smiled in a movie since the underrated 'Proof' in the early 1990s, Mr. Crowe is given to a hurt swallow when he's uncomfortable and to a look of suffering in his eyes.
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Christopher Fowler
English Writer
By the time I reached the sixth form at my local grammar school, my father would glower at me every time I passed him with a stack of books under my arm, warning me there was no money to go to university.
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H. W. Brands
American Historian
It wasn't the smiling Trump that people elected. It was the frowning, glowering, angry Donald Trump that people elected.
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Armstrong Williams
American Journalist
Even in this glowering age, morality animates our lives with meaning.
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Julie Burchill
British Journalist
It must be said that Brighton, unlike London, makes driving seem very appealing. Instead of glowering faces and angry horns on all sides, we have the coast road in front of us and the Sussex Downs just 10 minutes behind us.
Quote examples
Elvis Mitchell
American Critic
His work isn't all glower. Even though he hasn't smiled in a movie since the underrated 'Proof' in the early 1990s, Mr. Crowe is given to a hurt swallow when he's uncomfortable and to a look of suffering in his eyes.
Quote examples
Christopher Fowler
English Writer
By the time I reached the sixth form at my local grammar school, my father would glower at me every time I passed him with a stack of books under my arm, warning me there was no money to go to university.
Quote examples
H. W. Brands
American Historian
It wasn't the smiling Trump that people elected. It was the frowning, glowering, angry Donald Trump that people elected.
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Armstrong Williams
American Journalist
Even in this glowering age, morality animates our lives with meaning.
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