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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Jed Gottlieb, Boston Herald, 26 Apr. 2026
My sister was scowling and pacing the path outside my mother’s flat.
—Douglas Stuart, New Yorker, 12 Apr. 2026
Ellen Cushing, The Atlantic, 3 May 2026
May wears a smile more often than not, while Underwood is more associated with a perpetual scowl.
—Paul Sullivan, Chicago Tribune, 13 Mar. 2026
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Verb
Leaving home without a hat, scarf, gloves, umbrella, and/or scowl.
—Jed Gottlieb, Boston Herald, 26 Apr. 2026
My sister was scowling and pacing the path outside my mother’s flat.
—Douglas Stuart, New Yorker, 12 Apr. 2026
Noun
This means a scowl is relatively likely to be an expression of anger.
—Ellen Cushing, The Atlantic, 3 May 2026
May wears a smile more often than not, while Underwood is more associated with a perpetual scowl.
—Paul Sullivan, Chicago Tribune, 13 Mar. 2026
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“Scowl.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/scowl. Accessed 6 May. 2026.
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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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