scowl
Pronunciation Noun

scowl (plural scowls)

  1. The wrinkling of the brows or face in frowning; the expression of displeasure, sullenness, or discontent in the countenance; an angry frown.
  2. (by extension) Gloom; dark or threatening aspect.
Translations Verb

scowl (scowls, present participle scowling; past and past participle 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.
    • She scowled and frowned with froward countenance.
  2. (intransitive, by extension) To look gloomy, dark, or threatening; to lower.
    • The scowling heavens.
  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
Translations Translations
  • Russian: хму́риться
Translations
  • Italian: guardare in cagnesco
Noun

scowl (uncountable)

  1. (UK, dialect, obsolete) Old workings of iron ore.



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