louring
Scowling with menace
Louring (also spelled lowering) describes a dark, threatening sky or a scowling, menacing expression.
Storm clouds lour before rain; a person's face lours in anger or displeasure: He gave her a louring look across the table.
The word is more common in British English and carries a literary flavor.
Frowning with disapproval
- frowningFacial expression of displeasure
- sullenSilently bad-tempered
- glaringHarshly conspicuous or bright
- sternStrict or ship's aft
dark · brooding · menacing · threatening · disapproving · hostile · fierce · grim
Sky fully veiled
- cloudyObscured by atmosphere
- darkeningGrowing less bright
- greyNeutral achromatic tone
- leadenOppressively heavy or dull
murky · threatening · stormy · brooding · heavy · oppressive · sullen · ominous
Fearful anticipation of harm
- ominousSuggesting something bad approaches
- menacingConveying threat or danger
- threateningExpressing intent to harm
- sinisterThreateningly suggestive of harm
portentous · oppressive · brooding · grim · dark · baleful · inauspicious · dire
scowling
Frowning with disapproval
- frowningFacial expression of displeasure
- sullenSilently bad-tempered
- glaringHarshly conspicuous or bright
stern · dark · brooding · menacing · threatening · disapproving · hostile · fierce · grim · black
overcast
Sky fully veiled
leaden · murky · threatening · stormy · brooding · heavy · oppressive · sullen · ominous · bleak
foreboding
Fearful anticipation of harm
- ominousSuggesting something bad approaches
- menacingConveying threat or danger
- threateningExpressing intent to harm
sinister · portentous · oppressive · brooding · grim · dark · baleful · inauspicious · dire · bleak