Definition of scowl in English:

scowl

noun skaʊlskaʊl

An angry or bad-tempered expression.
绷着脸；怒容
she stamped into the room with a scowl on her face
Example sentencesExamples
- There was no remorse evident through his appearance; cold hard eyes and a seemingly perpetual scowl.
- When he saw that she was examining him, his neutral expression turned into a scowl.
- Her arms were crossed in front of her, and a scowl darkened her face.
- His face is riven with the faultlines of age, creating the illusion of a constant scowl.
- He picked it up and thrust it with a scowl into the hands of the nearest steward.
- Twelve guards entered the room, scowls and sneers on their faces.
- So he furrows his brow, twists his mouth into a scowl and lets his eyes go dead.
- Number one rule; never smile at your opponent; scowls and grimaces are the order of the day.
- She stood off to the side of the room, only barely managing to hide her scowl.
- With a jowly face set in a permanent scowl, he is perfectly suited to the grim realities of war, and he knows it.
- It is only a matter of minutes and the child is soon speeding away, his face screwed up in a scowl.
- Each hair perfectly in place, and a scowl on his moustached lips, it was clear this guy was no cartoon.
- He turned and suppressed a scowl when he spotted Jaden dancing with Leona.
- Joshua came back out of the bathroom wearing a scowl, and glared at the other two.
- Again we sat at a couple's regular table and were glad we could exchange scowls with them.
- Catchy commercials and frequent scowls from others won't make me quit, like they didn't stop me from starting.
- All I can say is that, during an hour in the company last week, I didn't observe any scowls or tension.
- I ran into the kitchen, expecting to see my aunt there, an angry scowl placed upon her face.
- "Good," she said as her scowl melted into a smile.
- There were many scowls and glares in his direction as he walked in the door.
Synonyms
frown, glower, glare, grimace, black look
informal dirty look, death stare
Scottish archaic glunch

verb skaʊlskaʊl

[no object]

Frown in an angry or bad-tempered way.
绷着脸；怒容
she scowled at him defiantly
她挑衅似的向他皱眉。
Example sentencesExamples
- She then glanced to the third occupant, a good-looking dark-haired man who was scowling darkly at the menu.
- Too wired to speak, each scowled at her own reflection and prodded with combs.
- She met Jack outside Lizzi's bedroom door and found his face to be angry, he was scowling at her.
- The lanky Miller boy shuffled out of the office, scowling at nothing in particular.
- She took note that a lot of the girls were scowling at her as she sat down.
- Those who delighted in the first snows exchanged smiles, though many were scowling at the cold.
- Even the taxi driver, who as far as I knew could not speak a word of English, seems to be scowling at me in his rear view mirror.
- Keo frowned and moved towards her, but she scowled and backed up, keeping out of his reach.
- Holmes scowled and wished he worked in radio rather than the written word.
- He had the breakfast room to himself and was scowling into a newspaper.
- I picked up the noisy clock, scowling at it with my half opened eyes, and shook my head.
- He remained mild compared to his aides, who scowled when questions turned personal.
- Alonzo was scowling when he opened the door, but grinned when he realized it was us.
- A typical boy, my little Maddy is now scowling at me every time I mention his resounding defeat.
- He glanced at me for a second, before scowling and turning away.
- What if I remembered her number wrong and I knock on the door of someone who just scowls at me?
- Then another one suddenly moved toward me, scowling, and waved at me to stop.
- Ammu first scowls at her daughter and then begins to laugh - Well, I'm the old woman of this family.
- Jacks growled a bit, scowling, but Sam laughed, and smiled at him, so it melted away.
- Esteban scowled, said he'd already told her he wasn't hungry, and wandered off.
Synonyms
glower, frown, glare, lour, look daggers at, look angrily at, give someone a black look
make a face, pull a face, turn the corners of one's mouth down, pout
informal give someone a dirty look, give someone a death stare
archaic mop and mow, glout
Scottish archaic glunch

Derivatives

scowler

noun

Either way, give me this lot over a bunch of monosyllabic scowlers any day.
Example sentencesExamples
- She might attempt a direct encounter and offer the scowler a ‘How are you?‘and a smile.’

Origin

Late Middle English (as a verb): probably of Scandinavian origin; compare with Danish skule 'scowl'. The noun dates from the early 16th century.

Rhymes

afoul, befoul, cowl, foul, fowl, growl, howl, jowl, owl, prowl, Rabaul, yowl

Definition of scowl in US English:

scowl

nounskaʊlskoul

An angry or bad-tempered expression.
绷着脸；怒容
Example sentencesExamples
- It is only a matter of minutes and the child is soon speeding away, his face screwed up in a scowl.
- Catchy commercials and frequent scowls from others won't make me quit, like they didn't stop me from starting.
- His face is riven with the faultlines of age, creating the illusion of a constant scowl.
- With a jowly face set in a permanent scowl, he is perfectly suited to the grim realities of war, and he knows it.
- "Good," she said as her scowl melted into a smile.
- She stood off to the side of the room, only barely managing to hide her scowl.
- There were many scowls and glares in his direction as he walked in the door.
- Each hair perfectly in place, and a scowl on his moustached lips, it was clear this guy was no cartoon.
- Joshua came back out of the bathroom wearing a scowl, and glared at the other two.
- I ran into the kitchen, expecting to see my aunt there, an angry scowl placed upon her face.
- Number one rule; never smile at your opponent; scowls and grimaces are the order of the day.
- So he furrows his brow, twists his mouth into a scowl and lets his eyes go dead.
- Her arms were crossed in front of her, and a scowl darkened her face.
- He picked it up and thrust it with a scowl into the hands of the nearest steward.
- Twelve guards entered the room, scowls and sneers on their faces.
- All I can say is that, during an hour in the company last week, I didn't observe any scowls or tension.
- Again we sat at a couple's regular table and were glad we could exchange scowls with them.
- He turned and suppressed a scowl when he spotted Jaden dancing with Leona.
- When he saw that she was examining him, his neutral expression turned into a scowl.
- There was no remorse evident through his appearance; cold hard eyes and a seemingly perpetual scowl.
Synonyms
frown, glower, glare, grimace, black look

verbskaʊlskoul

[no object]

Frown in an angry or bad-tempered way.
绷着脸；怒容
she scowled at him defiantly
她挑衅似的向他皱眉。
Example sentencesExamples
- Too wired to speak, each scowled at her own reflection and prodded with combs.
- Then another one suddenly moved toward me, scowling, and waved at me to stop.
- He remained mild compared to his aides, who scowled when questions turned personal.
- The lanky Miller boy shuffled out of the office, scowling at nothing in particular.
- Keo frowned and moved towards her, but she scowled and backed up, keeping out of his reach.
- A typical boy, my little Maddy is now scowling at me every time I mention his resounding defeat.
- Even the taxi driver, who as far as I knew could not speak a word of English, seems to be scowling at me in his rear view mirror.
- Esteban scowled, said he'd already told her he wasn't hungry, and wandered off.
- Those who delighted in the first snows exchanged smiles, though many were scowling at the cold.
- Alonzo was scowling when he opened the door, but grinned when he realized it was us.
- Ammu first scowls at her daughter and then begins to laugh - Well, I'm the old woman of this family.
- She then glanced to the third occupant, a good-looking dark-haired man who was scowling darkly at the menu.
- Jacks growled a bit, scowling, but Sam laughed, and smiled at him, so it melted away.
- He had the breakfast room to himself and was scowling into a newspaper.
- What if I remembered her number wrong and I knock on the door of someone who just scowls at me?
- She took note that a lot of the girls were scowling at her as she sat down.
- He glanced at me for a second, before scowling and turning away.
- She met Jack outside Lizzi's bedroom door and found his face to be angry, he was scowling at her.
- Holmes scowled and wished he worked in radio rather than the written word.
- I picked up the noisy clock, scowling at it with my half opened eyes, and shook my head.
Synonyms
glower, frown, glare, lour, look daggers at, look angrily at, give someone a black look

Origin

Late Middle English (as a verb): probably of Scandinavian origin; compare with Danish skule ‘scowl’. The noun dates from the early 16th century.

词汇	scowl
释义	Definition of scowl in English: scowl noun skaʊlskaʊl An angry or bad-tempered expression. 绷着脸；怒容 she stamped into the room with a scowl on her face Example sentencesExamples There was no remorse evident through his appearance; cold hard eyes and a seemingly perpetual scowl. When he saw that she was examining him, his neutral expression turned into a scowl. Her arms were crossed in front of her, and a scowl darkened her face. His face is riven with the faultlines of age, creating the illusion of a constant scowl. He picked it up and thrust it with a scowl into the hands of the nearest steward. Twelve guards entered the room, scowls and sneers on their faces. So he furrows his brow, twists his mouth into a scowl and lets his eyes go dead. Number one rule; never smile at your opponent; scowls and grimaces are the order of the day. She stood off to the side of the room, only barely managing to hide her scowl. With a jowly face set in a permanent scowl, he is perfectly suited to the grim realities of war, and he knows it. It is only a matter of minutes and the child is soon speeding away, his face screwed up in a scowl. Each hair perfectly in place, and a scowl on his moustached lips, it was clear this guy was no cartoon. He turned and suppressed a scowl when he spotted Jaden dancing with Leona. Joshua came back out of the bathroom wearing a scowl, and glared at the other two. Again we sat at a couple's regular table and were glad we could exchange scowls with them. Catchy commercials and frequent scowls from others won't make me quit, like they didn't stop me from starting. All I can say is that, during an hour in the company last week, I didn't observe any scowls or tension. I ran into the kitchen, expecting to see my aunt there, an angry scowl placed upon her face. "Good," she said as her scowl melted into a smile. There were many scowls and glares in his direction as he walked in the door. Synonyms frown, glower, glare, grimace, black look informal dirty look, death stare Scottish archaic glunch verb skaʊlskaʊl [no object] Frown in an angry or bad-tempered way. 绷着脸；怒容 she scowled at him defiantly 她挑衅似的向他皱眉。 Example sentencesExamples She then glanced to the third occupant, a good-looking dark-haired man who was scowling darkly at the menu. Too wired to speak, each scowled at her own reflection and prodded with combs. She met Jack outside Lizzi's bedroom door and found his face to be angry, he was scowling at her. The lanky Miller boy shuffled out of the office, scowling at nothing in particular. She took note that a lot of the girls were scowling at her as she sat down. Those who delighted in the first snows exchanged smiles, though many were scowling at the cold. Even the taxi driver, who as far as I knew could not speak a word of English, seems to be scowling at me in his rear view mirror. Keo frowned and moved towards her, but she scowled and backed up, keeping out of his reach. Holmes scowled and wished he worked in radio rather than the written word. He had the breakfast room to himself and was scowling into a newspaper. I picked up the noisy clock, scowling at it with my half opened eyes, and shook my head. He remained mild compared to his aides, who scowled when questions turned personal. Alonzo was scowling when he opened the door, but grinned when he realized it was us. A typical boy, my little Maddy is now scowling at me every time I mention his resounding defeat. He glanced at me for a second, before scowling and turning away. What if I remembered her number wrong and I knock on the door of someone who just scowls at me? Then another one suddenly moved toward me, scowling, and waved at me to stop. Ammu first scowls at her daughter and then begins to laugh - Well, I'm the old woman of this family. Jacks growled a bit, scowling, but Sam laughed, and smiled at him, so it melted away. Esteban scowled, said he'd already told her he wasn't hungry, and wandered off. Synonyms glower, frown, glare, lour, look daggers at, look angrily at, give someone a black look make a face, pull a face, turn the corners of one's mouth down, pout informal give someone a dirty look, give someone a death stare archaic mop and mow, glout Scottish archaic glunch Derivatives scowler noun Either way, give me this lot over a bunch of monosyllabic scowlers any day. Example sentencesExamples She might attempt a direct encounter and offer the scowler a ‘How are you?‘and a smile.’ Origin Late Middle English (as a verb): probably of Scandinavian origin; compare with Danish skule 'scowl'. The noun dates from the early 16th century. Rhymes afoul, befoul, cowl, foul, fowl, growl, howl, jowl, owl, prowl, Rabaul, yowl Definition of scowl in US English: scowl nounskaʊlskoul An angry or bad-tempered expression. 绷着脸；怒容 Example sentencesExamples It is only a matter of minutes and the child is soon speeding away, his face screwed up in a scowl. Catchy commercials and frequent scowls from others won't make me quit, like they didn't stop me from starting. His face is riven with the faultlines of age, creating the illusion of a constant scowl. With a jowly face set in a permanent scowl, he is perfectly suited to the grim realities of war, and he knows it. "Good," she said as her scowl melted into a smile. She stood off to the side of the room, only barely managing to hide her scowl. There were many scowls and glares in his direction as he walked in the door. Each hair perfectly in place, and a scowl on his moustached lips, it was clear this guy was no cartoon. Joshua came back out of the bathroom wearing a scowl, and glared at the other two. I ran into the kitchen, expecting to see my aunt there, an angry scowl placed upon her face. Number one rule; never smile at your opponent; scowls and grimaces are the order of the day. So he furrows his brow, twists his mouth into a scowl and lets his eyes go dead. Her arms were crossed in front of her, and a scowl darkened her face. He picked it up and thrust it with a scowl into the hands of the nearest steward. Twelve guards entered the room, scowls and sneers on their faces. All I can say is that, during an hour in the company last week, I didn't observe any scowls or tension. Again we sat at a couple's regular table and were glad we could exchange scowls with them. He turned and suppressed a scowl when he spotted Jaden dancing with Leona. When he saw that she was examining him, his neutral expression turned into a scowl. There was no remorse evident through his appearance; cold hard eyes and a seemingly perpetual scowl. Synonyms frown, glower, glare, grimace, black look verbskaʊlskoul [no object] Frown in an angry or bad-tempered way. 绷着脸；怒容 she scowled at him defiantly 她挑衅似的向他皱眉。 Example sentencesExamples Too wired to speak, each scowled at her own reflection and prodded with combs. Then another one suddenly moved toward me, scowling, and waved at me to stop. He remained mild compared to his aides, who scowled when questions turned personal. The lanky Miller boy shuffled out of the office, scowling at nothing in particular. Keo frowned and moved towards her, but she scowled and backed up, keeping out of his reach. A typical boy, my little Maddy is now scowling at me every time I mention his resounding defeat. Even the taxi driver, who as far as I knew could not speak a word of English, seems to be scowling at me in his rear view mirror. Esteban scowled, said he'd already told her he wasn't hungry, and wandered off. Those who delighted in the first snows exchanged smiles, though many were scowling at the cold. Alonzo was scowling when he opened the door, but grinned when he realized it was us. Ammu first scowls at her daughter and then begins to laugh - Well, I'm the old woman of this family. She then glanced to the third occupant, a good-looking dark-haired man who was scowling darkly at the menu. Jacks growled a bit, scowling, but Sam laughed, and smiled at him, so it melted away. He had the breakfast room to himself and was scowling into a newspaper. What if I remembered her number wrong and I knock on the door of someone who just scowls at me? She took note that a lot of the girls were scowling at her as she sat down. He glanced at me for a second, before scowling and turning away. She met Jack outside Lizzi's bedroom door and found his face to be angry, he was scowling at her. Holmes scowled and wished he worked in radio rather than the written word. I picked up the noisy clock, scowling at it with my half opened eyes, and shook my head. Synonyms glower, frown, glare, lour, look daggers at, look angrily at, give someone a black look Origin Late Middle English (as a verb): probably of Scandinavian origin; compare with Danish skule ‘scowl’. The noun dates from the early 16th century.
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