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
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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Alex Ross, The New Yorker, 24 Feb. 2025
For Halloween, Rick showed up wearing the same shirt Blake always wore, scowled and walked around with a Monster drink all night long.
—Michael Barnes, Austin American-Statesman, 19 July 2024
Brody Miller, The Athletic, 16 Mar. 2025
Dave comes off like a human scowl, and requires little of Liu besides completely tamping down any sense of natural charisma the Shang-Chi star has.
—David Fear, Rolling Stone, 28 Feb. 2025
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Verb
Those who scowled at such modest steps in programming are presumably hailing the Trump regime’s ugly crusade against D.E.I., which has broadened into an assault on decades of civil-rights progress.
—Alex Ross, The New Yorker, 24 Feb. 2025
For Halloween, Rick showed up wearing the same shirt Blake always wore, scowled and walked around with a Monster drink all night long.
—Michael Barnes, Austin American-Statesman, 19 July 2024
Noun
A little over an hour later, Zalatoris walked out of the scoring building with a tight scowl.
—Brody Miller, The Athletic, 16 Mar. 2025
Dave comes off like a human scowl, and requires little of Liu besides completely tamping down any sense of natural charisma the Shang-Chi star has.
—David Fear, Rolling Stone, 28 Feb. 2025
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“Scowl.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/scowl. Accessed 16 Apr. 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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