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scowl
[ skoul ]
scowl
/ skaʊl /
verb
- intr to contract the brows in a threatening or angry manner
noun
- a gloomy or threatening expression
Other Words From
- scowler noun
- scowlful adjective
- scowling·ly adverb
- un·scowling adjective
- un·scowling·ly adverb
Word History and Origins
Origin of scowl1
Word History and Origins
Origin of scowl1
Example Sentences
Dream is something of a straight man amid so much weirdness, but Sturridge possesses just the right combination of baby face and scowl.
She transformed her scowl into a tight smile and began serving dinner to her guests.
Clint Dempsey stalked off the field with a scowl on his face.
The familiar savage scowl has been replaced by a cheery grin.
Dan's jaws came together with a snap and a dark scowl came over his face.
Look at him, how he scowls at you on your entering an inn-room; think how you scowl yourself to meet his scowl.
Two of the house-carles led him up, and his face had as black a scowl on it as I had ever seen, and he looked sullenly at us.
The juragan watched him suspiciously while the Dyak talked, but gradually his scowl faded.
Hall leaned over a little, putting out his hand in a warning gesture, drawing his dark brows in a scowl.
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