scowl

noun · verbA2

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noun

Plural noun:

scowls

1.
The wrinkling of the brows or face in frowning; the expression of displeasure, sullenness, or discontent in the countenance; an angry frown.
She made a scowl.
2.
(broadly)(by extension) Gloom; dark or threatening aspect.
3.
(UK, dialectal, obsolete, uncountable)(UK, dialect, obsolete) Old workings of iron ore.

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verb

V_es/s

scowls

V_ing/Gerund

scowling

V_ed/pp

scowled

1.
(intransitive)To wrinkle the brows, as in frowning or displeasure; to put on a frowning look; to look sour, sullen, severe, or angry.
2.
(broadly, intransitive)(intransitive, by extension) To look gloomy, dark, or threatening; to lower.
3.
(transitive)To look at or repel with a scowl or a frown.
to scowl a rival into submission
4.
(transitive)To express by a scowl.
to scowl defiance

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From Middle English scowlen, scoulen, skoulen (also as schoulen), probably of gmq origin. Compare skule, skule.