Glower Alert

A page dedicated to my obsession with the word glower. I scour all of literature and when I spot "glower," it always makes me smile. -Cathy Wos glow·er/ˈglouər/ Verb: Have an angry or sullen look on one's face; scowl. Noun: An angry or sullen look. Synonyms: verb. scowl noun. scowl

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'Sir,' Vance tried again. 'A press conference would be ill-advised.' Stokes glowered across the room.

While Justice Sleeps by Stacey Abrams

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Mrs. Bootmaker glowered down at him like an iceberg about to sink a ship

The Hatmakers by Tamzin Merchant

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The limestone glowers, dark and damp.

The Woman in the Window by A.J. Finn

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After five minutes, Pauline twitched her thumb, and the cello woman was replaced by an Ansel Adams landscape, Mount McKinley glowering over a lake of pure white.

Little Fires Everywhere by Celeste Ng

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When Tripp Teabull walked out of the entrance, he glowered at Ulric's dirty van.

Squeeze Me by Carl Hiaasen 

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When I looked over at Sean, I saw that his head was no longer bent; he was glowering at me.

Into the Water by Paula Hawkins

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Churchill's mood deflated. With a disbelieving glower, he reached into a pocket of his dinner jacket and withdrew a bundle of papers, the Prof's latest 'State of Readiness' charts.

The Splendid and the Vile by Erik Larson

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The Clockmakers all loomed by the staircase. And the four Bootmakers glowered in the doorway.

The Hatmakers by Tamzin Merchant

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His mouth was set in its habitual glower, the corners bent downward in perfect convexity, and his ashen head blended seamlessly into the white clouds overhead.

Seabiscuit by Laura Hillenbrand

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Some people, like Neville, had paid up just to stop Hermione from glowering at them.

Harry Potter and the Goblet of Fire

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Dudley glowered at her. His life had taken a most unpleasant turn since he had come home for the summer with his end-of-year report.

Harry Potter and the Goblet of Fire by J.K. Rowling 

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“Matt glowered at the two women as they climbed down, but he kept his mouth shut.”

The Eye of the World by Robert Jordan (via gloweralert)

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"We button-pushed our whole lives. She stonewalled. I glowered."

I'll Be Gone in the Dark by Michelle McNamara

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"Levana glowered at him."

Winter by Marissa Meyer

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Red glowers at them a moment longer

The First Annual Grand Prairie Rabbit Festival by Ken Wheaton

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When most of us think of Keith Richards, we conjure up something of an avatar for rock ’n’ roll itself: Sinister, glowering, armed with a bottle of Jack and a battle-worn Telecaster, literally and figuratively smoking as he fires off the leering riffs that arguably invented classic rock: “Satisfaction,” “Start Me Up,” and “Brown Sugar.”" Thank you to Cory Chase for today’s Glower Alert!

Trunkworthy

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"They just glowered as I walked over to join them."

Dead City by James Ponti