glowering
present participle ofglower
glower
verb[I]
uk/ˈɡlaʊ.ər/us/ˈɡlaʊ.ɚ/tolookveryangry,annoyed, orthreatening:
There's nopointgloweringatme like that - youknowtherules.
figurativeLarge,blackraincloudsglowered(=lookedlikelytoproducerain)in thesky.
Synonym
frown
Grimacing and frowning
- bitchy resting face
- cloud
- curl
- death stare
- evil
- frown
- furrow
- glare
- if looks could kill...idiom
- knit
- knityourbrow/browsidiom
- look daggers atsomeoneidiom
- pout
- purse
- roll
- scowl
- screw
- scrunch
- sneer
- someone'sface fallsidiom
Examplesofglowering
glowering
In English, many past and present participles of verbs can be used as adjectives. Some of these examples may show the adjective use.
I repeat, these are not large matters compared with the vast andgloweringfacts by which we are encircled.
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There is nothing but loathing and contempt, and, worst of all, agloweringfear of their human tormentors.
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In its present form that building is a great,gloweringmass.
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All that we could do is standgloweringat the edge, resentful, apprehensive and lonely.
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What matters is that the security and customs officials who examine one's passport and baggage are now welcoming instead ofglowering.
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If an atmosphere of partiesgloweringover the table is generated, no agreement can take place, and that is hopeless and inimical to any hope of price control.
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Across the narrow ridge-top to the north are deep corries and dark walls of crag,gloweringdown over the lake.
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This example is from Wikipedia and may be reused under a CC BY-SA license.Sunsets,gloweringstorm clouds and blazing glories appear behind the figures.
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This example is from Wikipedia and may be reused under a CC BY-SA license.When his mask is removed, his form is revealed to be aglowering, dark villain.
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This example is from Wikipedia and may be reused under a CC BY-SA license.Outside the bank stood twogloweringgroups of armed men.
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- continental-cover
- continental crust
- continental-crust
- continental divide
- continental-divide
- continental drift
- continental-drift
- continental margin
- continental-margin
- continental philosophy
- continental plate
- continental-plate
- continental quilt
- continental-quilt
- continental region
- continental scale
- continental shelf
- continental-shelf
- continental slope
- contingency
- contingency account
- contingency-account
- contingency allowance
- contingency-allowance
- contingency fee