Scowl

  • 21scowl — 1. noun the scowl on his face Syn: frown, glower, glare, grimace, black look; informal dirty look 2. verb she scowled at him Syn: glower at, frown at, glare at, grimace at, lower at, look daggers at, give someone a black look; …

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  • 22scowl — [skaʊl] verb [I] to put an angry expression on your face scowl noun [C] …

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  • 23scowl — /skaʊl / (say skowl) verb (i) 1. to draw down or contract the brows in a sullen or angry manner. 2. to have a gloomy or threatening look. –verb (t) 3. to affect or express with a scowl. –noun 4. a scowling expression, look, or aspect. {Middle… …

  • 24scowl — n. & v. n. a severe frown producing a sullen, bad tempered, or threatening look on a person s face. v.intr. make a scowl. Derivatives: scowler n. Etymology: ME, prob. f. Scand.: cf. Da. skule look down or sidelong …

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  • 25scowl´ing|ly — 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) …

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  • 26scowl — 1. noun /skaʊl/ a) The wrinkling of the brows or face in frowning; the expression of displeasure, sullenness, or discontent in the countenance; an angry frown. b) Hence, gloom; dark or threatening aspect. 2 …

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  • 27scowl — Synonyms and related words: angry look, black look, color, dirty look, flush, frown, glare, gloom, glower, gnarl, grimace, growl, knit the brow, long face, look black, look daggers, look sullen, lour, lower, make a lip, make a moue, mantle, moue …

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  • 28scowl — I (New American Roget s College Thesaurus) v. i. frown; lower, glower. See disapprobation. Ant., smile, grin. II (Roget s IV) v. Syn. glower, disapprove, grimace; see frown , glare 2 . III (Roget s 3 Superthesaurus) I n. angry look, irritated… …

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  • 29scowl — skaÊŠl n. angry or gloomy facial expression; frown, glower v. contract the forehead in displeasure; frown, glower, have an angry or gloomy facial expression …

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  • 30scowl — noun an angry or bad tempered expression. verb frown in an angry or bad tempered way. Derivatives scowler noun Origin ME: prob. of Scand. origin …

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