gloweringly
8.5
To look at someone with a hard, angry stare showing disapproval
- adverb
- /ˈɡlaʊərɪŋli/
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- She stood gloweringly at the mess on the floor, frustrated by her children's carelessness.
Examples
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He looked at me gloweringly, making it clear he was not pleased with my decision.
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The air was frigid; the sky was gloweringly black.
Blog text (12) -
The teacher gloweringly silenced the class when they continued to talk during the lesson.
Synonyms
darkly
vsgloweringly
9
4.8
In a threatening or gloomy way
shows quiet angry disapproval rather than general menace
sneeringly
vsgloweringly
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8.1
In a way that shows you do not respect someone or something
is quieter and shows sulky anger rather than open mockery
witheringly
vsgloweringly
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8.4
In a harsh way that shows strong scorn and makes someone feel small
shows sullen disapproval without intent to devastate
9.1
In a quiet, strong way that shows hidden anger or deep feeling
expresses sullen disapproval more than intense passion
Antonyms
How Angry
Surface Forms
gloweringly positive
Morphology
Etymology
Gloweringly comes from the verb glower, which means 'to stare angrily'. A helpful way to remember it is to think of the simple word glow and imagine someone 'glowing' with a bad feeling while giving a hard, angry look, so to look gloweringly is to give a strong, angry stare.