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The phrase "a withering look" is correct and usable in written English.
It can be used to describe a glance that conveys disapproval or scorn, often making the recipient feel diminished or embarrassed.
Example: "When he made that inappropriate joke, she shot him a withering look that silenced the room."
Alternatives: "a scathing glance" or "a disdainful stare."
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He settled for a withering look.
Angie gives her a withering look.
He gives me a withering look.
Elizabeth gives him a withering look.
She gives me a withering look.
He shot me a withering look.
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OJ gave me a rather withering look when I asked if there was a house cocktail.
In my line of work, arriving on set and meeting a stylist who takes one withering look and either proclaims my hair camera-ready or quickly pulls out a curling iron and eagerly redefines my texture is, regrettably, par for the course.
But concerns that she would catch us staring and shoot back a withering New York look telling us to turn away were baseless.
One Christmas Eve I returned home frosted over from a predawn training run, and she gave me the kind of withering look I used to get when I practiced scales on the piano, a look that said, "That's so tedious; play some real music".
James Gandolfini will always be remembered as an actor who could chill you to the bone with one withering look.
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