Glowering is an English word with synonyms like dark or dour. Below you'll find 8 example sentences showing how it's used in practice.
Glowering meaning
present participle and gerund of glower
Using Glowering
- The main meaning on this page is: present participle and gerund of glower
- Useful related words include: dark, dour, glum, moody.
- In the example corpus, glowering often appears in combinations such as: the glowering.
Context around Glowering
- Average sentence length in these examples: 29.3 words
- Position in the sentence: 0 start, 4 middle, 4 end
- Sentence types: 8 statements, 0 questions, 0 exclamations
Corpus analysis for Glowering
- In this selection, "glowering" usually appears in the middle of the sentence. The average example has 29.3 words, and this corpus slice is mostly made up of statements.
- Around the word, background, seat, display, james, aaron and mrs stand out and add context to how "glowering" is used.
- Recognizable usage signals include book display glowering when a and goodman s glowering aaron burr. That gives this page its own corpus information beyond isolated example sentences.
- By corpus frequency, "glowering" sits close to words such as aakash, aanholt and aardwolf, which helps place it inside the broader word index.
Example types with glowering
The same corpus examples are grouped by length and sentence type, making it easier to see the contexts in which the word appears:
Trump sat forward in his seat, glowering at the judge as he handed down the ruling. (16 words)
They're a treat to watch, whether it's the smiling Uncle Charlie or the glowering Mrs. Danvers. (18 words)
Around Thursday evening, the mugshot was released, revealing the glowering Trump, who radiates a devouring glare toward the camera against a drab backdrop. (23 words)
That’s when the contrasts with Jared Howelton’s showboating Thomas Jefferson and Deon’te Goodman’s glowering Aaron Burr come into sharp focus, all leavened by the sweet brokenhearted figure of Eliza (Nikisha Williams), Hamilton’s wife. (38 words)
Find them hanging out of a Tube carriage in order to take a picture of the Underground ad campaign, or lurking in Waterstones to take pictures of the book display, glowering when a punter tries to buy one. (38 words)
I hold the bundle to my face and take a nostalgic sniff of newsprint, then deposit it in front of Nyx’s bedroom door, where a poster of a glowering James Dean guards against forceful entry. (36 words)
Example sentences (8)
Around Thursday evening, the mugshot was released, revealing the glowering Trump, who radiates a devouring glare toward the camera against a drab backdrop.
I hold the bundle to my face and take a nostalgic sniff of newsprint, then deposit it in front of Nyx’s bedroom door, where a poster of a glowering James Dean guards against forceful entry.
That’s when the contrasts with Jared Howelton’s showboating Thomas Jefferson and Deon’te Goodman’s glowering Aaron Burr come into sharp focus, all leavened by the sweet brokenhearted figure of Eliza (Nikisha Williams), Hamilton’s wife.
Post-match, Garcia is down and out in the corner, emotional over his loss, and Will comes over to give him a pep talk even as Max looms in the background glowering.
They're a treat to watch, whether it's the smiling Uncle Charlie or the glowering Mrs. Danvers.
Trump sat forward in his seat, glowering at the judge as he handed down the ruling.
Find them hanging out of a Tube carriage in order to take a picture of the Underground ad campaign, or lurking in Waterstones to take pictures of the book display, glowering when a punter tries to buy one.
It’s also deeply indebted to Bosch’s hellscapes, Goya’s witches, Daumier’s pictures of travelling acrobats and Rembrandt’s glowering Low Country landscapes – not to mention Dix’s own oddball aesthetic.
Common combinations with glowering
These word pairs occur most frequently in English texts: