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| Grammar : Noun, verb |
| Spell : skoul |
| Phonetic Transcription : skaʊl |
Definition of scowl
Origin :- mid-14c., from a Scandinavian source (cf. Norwegian skule "look furtively, squint, look embarrassed," Danish skule "to scowl, cast down the eyes"). Probably related to Old English sceolh "wry, oblique," Old High German scelah "curved," German scheel "squint-eyed;" from PIE root *sqel- "crooked, curved, bent." Related: Scowled; scowling.
- noun frown
- verb frown
- In the rear I saw him light his pipe and puff and scowl in a puzzled way.
- Extract from : « The Harbor » by Ernest Poole
- His ruddy English face was knotted in a scowl and his blue eyes were dark.
- Extract from : « The Floating Island of Madness » by Jason Kirby
- Yet at the mention of her name a scowl darkened his ponderous countenance.
- Extract from : « Bardelys the Magnificent » by Rafael Sabatini
- Deeper came the line between his brows at that, and blacker grew the scowl.
- Extract from : « Bardelys the Magnificent » by Rafael Sabatini
- The scowl faded from his face to be replaced by an expression of dismay.
- Extract from : « The Sea-Hawk » by Raphael Sabatini
- O'Malley was looking down at him, his homely face twisted into a scowl.
- Extract from : « A Yankee Flier Over Berlin » by Al Avery
- “All great men profess to scowl at flattery,” thought Straws.
- Extract from : « The Strollers » by Frederic S. Isham
- The deputy looked at him with 131 a scowl in which there was a mixture of curiosity.
- Extract from : « The Coyote » by James Roberts
- He must have some soft emotions, she thought, behind the scowl.
- Extract from : « The Prisoner » by Alice Brown
- She was conscious of but one desire: that he would not scowl so.
- Extract from : « The Prisoner » by Alice Brown
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