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scowl

[ skoul ]

verb (used without object)

  1. to draw down or contract the brows in a sullen, displeased, or angry manner.

    Synonyms: glare, lower, frown

  2. to have a gloomy or threatening look.

    Synonyms: gloom, glower



verb (used with object)

  1. to affect or express with a scowl.

noun

  1. a scowling expression, look, or aspect.

scowl

/ skaʊl /

verb

  1. intr to contract the brows in a threatening or angry manner
“Collins English Dictionary — Complete & Unabridged” 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012


noun

  1. a gloomy or threatening expression
“Collins English Dictionary — Complete & Unabridged” 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012
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  • scowler noun
  • scowlful adjective
  • scowling·ly adverb
  • un·scowling adjective
  • un·scowling·ly adverb
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Word History and Origins

Origin of scowl1

1300–50; Middle English scoulen (v.); perhaps < Scandinavian; compare Danish skule to scowl, Norwegian skule to look furtively, though these may be < Low German schūlen to spy
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Word History and Origins

Origin of scowl1

C14: probably from Scandinavian; compare Danish skule to look down, Old English scūlēgede squint-eyed
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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.

From Time

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The familiar savage scowl has been replaced by a cheery grin.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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