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glowering

3 syllables
nounadjective
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As a noun, glowering means the act of giving a glower. As an adjective, it means showing a brooding ill humor.

Meanings of glowering

2 meanings

verb

Present participle of glower

noun

  1. The act of giving a glower.

adjective

  1. Showing a brooding ill humor

    “a dark scowl”

    “the proverbially dour New England Puritan”

    “a glum, hopeless shrug”

    Similar: dark, dour, glum, moody, morose, saturnine

Meanings from Wiktionary (CC BY-SA 4.0) and Open English WordNet (CC BY 4.0).

Synonyms by meaning

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adjective: showing a brooding ill humor
darkdourglummoodymorosesaturninesoursullen

Words that rhyme with glowering

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