scowled; scowling; scowls
1
: to contract the brow in an expression of displeasure
2
: to exhibit a threatening aspect
: to express with a scowl
scowler
noun
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Examples of scowl in a Sentence
Verb
scowled down at the misbehaving child
Noun
The teacher gave me a scowl when I walked in late.
She responded to his question with a scowl.
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Jon Blistein, Rolling Stone, 30 Dec. 2024
But no one's prepared to sit there and yell across the table at some other person while Tom Selleck is sitting at the head of the table scowling at you.
—Wesley Stenzel, EW.com, 13 Dec. 2024
Carol Marbin Miller, Miami Herald, 2 Jan. 2025
His victory was greeted as a new era of good government in Washington — the Carter smile a contrast to the scowl of Nixon.
—Ted Johnson, Deadline, 29 Dec. 2024
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Verb
But rather than sporting a big smile and radiating festive cheer, Ferrell looked hilariously weary and unshaven, with an unlit cigarette dangling between his scowling lips.
—Jon Blistein, Rolling Stone, 30 Dec. 2024
But no one's prepared to sit there and yell across the table at some other person while Tom Selleck is sitting at the head of the table scowling at you.
—Wesley Stenzel, EW.com, 13 Dec. 2024
Noun
The deep line at the bridge of his nose, caused by his permanent scowl, was erased.
—Carol Marbin Miller, Miami Herald, 2 Jan. 2025
His victory was greeted as a new era of good government in Washington — the Carter smile a contrast to the scowl of Nixon.
—Ted Johnson, Deadline, 29 Dec. 2024
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“Scowl.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/scowl. Accessed 18 Jan. 2025.
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scowl
1 of 2 verb1
: to make a frowning expression of displeasure
2
: to exhibit or express with a scowl
scowler
noun
scowl
2 of 2 noun
: an expression of displeasure on the face : frown
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