scowl

scowl
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noun
ADJECTIVE
dark
angry
permanent
slight
VERB + SCOWL
wear
give (sb)
be set in

His face was set in a permanent scowl.

SCOWL + VERB
darken, deepen
PREPOSITION
in a scowl

Her brows drew together in a scowl.

with a scowl

He looked up at me with a scowl.

PHRASES
have a scowl on your face
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verb
ADVERB
angrily, darkly, deeply, fiercely

She scowled darkly and muttered something under her breath.

slightly
PREPOSITION
at

He scowled at her before stalking out of the room.


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  • Scowl — Scowl, v. t. 1. To look at or repel with a scowl or a frown. Milton. [1913 Webster] 2. To express by a scowl; as, to scowl defiance. [1913 Webster] …   The Collaborative International Dictionary of English

  • scowl´er — scowl «skowl», verb, noun. –v.i. 1. to look angry or sullen by lowering the eyebrows; frown: »The angry man scowled at his son. She scowls dreadfully…out of pure ugliness of temper (Hawthorne). SYNONYM(S): See syn. under frown. (Cf. ↑frown) …   Useful english dictionary

  • Scowl — Scowl, n. 1. The wrinkling of the brows or face in frowing; the expression of displeasure, sullenness, or discontent in the countenance; an angry frown. [1913 Webster] With solemn phiz, and critic scowl. Lloyd. [1913 Webster] 2. Hence, gloom;… …   The Collaborative International Dictionary of English

  • Scowl — may refer to: * Scowl, another word for frown * Scowl, one of the Monster Pretenders, a subgroup of the Transformers …   Wikipedia

  • scowl — scowl·ing·ly; scowl; scowl·er; …   English syllables

  • Scowl — (skoul), v. i. [imp. & p. p. {Scowled} (skould); p. pr. & vb. n. {Scowling}.] [Akin to Dan. skule; cf. Icel. skolla to skulk, LG. schulen to hide one s self, D. schuilen, G. schielen to squint, Dan. skele, Sw. skela, AS. sceolh squinting. Cf.… …   The Collaborative International Dictionary of English

  • scowl — (v.) mid 14c., from a Scandinavian source (Cf. Norw. skule look furtively, squint, look embarrassed, Dan. skule to scowl ). Probably related to O.E. sceolh wry, oblique, O.H.G. scelah curved, Ger. scheel squint eyed; from PIE root *sqel crooked,… …   Etymology dictionary

  • scowl — [n] frown black look*, dirty look*, evil eye*, glower, grimace; concepts 185,716 Ant. grin, smile scowl [v] frown disapprove, glare, gloom, glower, grimace, look daggers at*, lour, lower, make a face*; concept 185 Ant. grin, smile …   New thesaurus

  • scowl — [skoul] vi. [ME scoulen, prob. < Scand, as in Dan skule, in same sense, akin to MHG schulen, to be hidden, lurk < IE * (s)kulo , concealment < base * (s)keu , to cover] 1. to contract the eyebrows and lower the corners of the mouth in… …   English World dictionary

  • scowl — vb *frown, glower, lower, gloom Analogous words: glare, stare, *gaze …   New Dictionary of Synonyms

  • scowl — ► NOUN ▪ an angry or bad tempered expression. ► VERB ▪ frown in an angry or bad tempered way. ORIGIN probably Scandinavian …   English terms dictionary

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