glowering
glowering
/ɡ ˈlaʊ ə rɪŋ/
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Definition(s):
- (adj) showing a brooding ill humor
Usage(s):
- For one thing, Kurt Nielsen wore his best court manners; there was no clowning or glowering.
- On the basic power sweep to the right, glowering End Marlin McKeever cuts down the tackle, and glowering Guard Mike pulls out to lead the interference.
- And in store windows all over town, they mount pictures of their hero, the glowering, inescapable Maestro George Szell.
Quotes
- The New Yorker's Ken Auletta described their altercation this way: "To the petite Snider, [Weinstein] was a fearsome sight--his eyes dark and glowering, his fleshy face unshaved, his belly jutting forward half a foot or so ahead of his body. He...on Jan 23, 2009 By: Ken Auletta Source: Forbes
- Film critic Alonso Duralde said, "There's a gaping hole at the centre of Valkyrie, and his name is Tom Cruise. He's the only actor in the film not doing either a British or a German accent and he spends every moment on screen glowering and purring...on Dec 23, 2008 By: Alonso Duralde Source: Hindu
- "Our wives had dragged us to some ghastly chick flick," Newland remembers. "Over dinner afterwards, I spotted Matt doodling under his napkin. After the meal, he slid me a cartoon of two mutinous-looking husbands sitting in a cinema, glowering...on Oct 16, 2008 By: Martin Newland Source: Telegraph.co.uk
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