- present participle of glower.
glowering
Example Sentences
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The image features a glowering Trump leaning on his desk and his signature, with the text of the Declaration of Independence in the background.
From Barron's • Jun. 27, 2026
These minute works are packed with detail: Their flickering candles, flitting moths and glowering skulls appear as if they’ve been excavated from some illuminated manuscript belonging to a long-vanished medieval sect.
From The Wall Street Journal • May 14, 2026
“Anybody that doesn’t see that, I don’t know what they’re looking at,” the 73-year-old retiree, a former heavy equipment mechanic, said beneath a glowering sky.
From Los Angeles Times • Sep. 19, 2024
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
I met Lord Bethell in the prison commander’s office, which was dominated by a large photograph of a glowering President Botha.
From "Long Walk to Freedom" by Nelson Mandela
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