glowering
glowering — verb
- gloweringpresent simple I / you / we / they
- glowerings3rd person singular
- gloweringing-ing form
- gloweringedpast simple
1. to look at someone or something with a very angry or threatening expression, oft
to look at someone or something with a very angry or threatening expression, often without speaking, because you are annoyed or in a bad mood.
Anong glowered at her laptop screen when the program crashed for the third time that afternoon.
glower + at + thing (frustration)
Instead of yelling at the children, Dahlia simply glowered from the kitchen doorway until they noticed.
glower without speaking
Rafael glowered at the referee after the penalty was wrongly given to the other team.
Yumi glowered every time her brother hummed the same annoying tune during dinner.
The driver who had been cut off glowered silently through his windscreen at the car ahead.
文法句型
glower + at + person/thing
用法筆記
Always used with the preposition 'at' to indicate the target of the look. The subject is a person who is annoyed or angry but chooses not to speak aggressively.
常見錯誤
glowering — noun
1. a long, angry expression on a person's face that shows they are annoyed, sulking
a long, angry expression on a person's face that shows they are annoyed, sulking, or threatening someone.
When asked about the missing report, Yumi gave her manager a dark glower and turned away without answering.
give + glower + to + person
Jessica's angry glower was enough to silence the noisy students immediately.
possessive + glower (subject causing a reaction)
The waiter received a hostile glower from the customer whose steak had arrived cold.
Vivek's glower slowly softened into a grin when he realised his friends were joking with him.
用法筆記
Almost always used in the singular form. The noun is much less common than the verb and often appears in literary or descriptive writing.