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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Hazlitt, 18 June 2025
In the meantime, Claude scrutinized the room, alternately winking and scowling at the residents and care workers within eyeshot before diligently watching the door.
—Hazlitt, 18 June 2025
Jeremy Repanich, Robb Report, 11 July 2025
Balthazar, played in a hipster fade and with a puppy-dog scowl by Jaeden Martell, is a New York rich kid with a life coach and a divorced mother (Jennifer Ehle) who’s too busy throwing political cocktail parties to pay him much attention.
—Owen Gleiberman, Variety, 10 June 2025
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Verb
The exhibit became the main discussion topic amongst his peers and Claude, scowling and sour about missing it, chewed his lower lip waiting patiently for the subject to change.
—Hazlitt, 18 June 2025
In the meantime, Claude scrutinized the room, alternately winking and scowling at the residents and care workers within eyeshot before diligently watching the door.
—Hazlitt, 18 June 2025
Noun
Serve up in a stemmed glass, and garnish with a scowl, or perhaps a war story.
—Jeremy Repanich, Robb Report, 11 July 2025
Balthazar, played in a hipster fade and with a puppy-dog scowl by Jaeden Martell, is a New York rich kid with a life coach and a divorced mother (Jennifer Ehle) who’s too busy throwing political cocktail parties to pay him much attention.
—Owen Gleiberman, Variety, 10 June 2025
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“Scowl.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/scowl. Accessed 19 Jul. 2025.
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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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