glowering

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noun

The act of giving a glower.

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Meanings

nounglowering (plural glowerings)

plural glowerings

  1. The act of giving a glower.

    But after much whispering, cross looks from Caroline and Jane, warning glowerings from John, Sam was not chosen. He was left unselected and Mrs Firth told Sam sharply to go into Adam's team 'to make even numbers'.

    2001, Roger J. Green, Cuckoos, page 60
verb
  1. gerundparticiplepresentpresent participle and gerund of glower

Synonyms & antonyms

adjectiveshowing a brooding ill humor

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Synonym sets from Open English WordNet, CC BY 4.0.

Cite this entry
APA

glowering. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 2, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/glowering

MLA

“glowering.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/glowering. Accessed November 2, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “glowering,” accessed November 2, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/glowering.

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