SCOWL

frown, scowl

(noun) a facial expression of dislike or displeasure

scowl

(verb) frown with displeasure

Source: WordNet® 3.1


Etymology 1

Noun

scowl (plural scowls)

The wrinkling of the brows or face in frowning; the expression of displeasure, sullenness, or discontent in the countenance; an angry frown.

(by extension) Gloom; dark or threatening aspect.

Verb

scowl (third-person singular simple present scowls, present participle scowling, simple past and past participle scowled)

(intransitive) To wrinkle the brows, as in frowning or displeasure; to put on a frowning look; to look sour, sullen, severe, or angry.

(intransitive, by extension) To look gloomy, dark, or threatening; to lower.

(transitive) To look at or repel with a scowl or a frown.

(transitive) To express by a scowl.

Etymology 2

Noun

scowl (uncountable)

(UK, dialect, obsolete) Old workings of iron ore.

Anagrams

• Clows, cowls

Source: Wiktionary


Scowl, v. i. [imp. & p. p. Scowled; p. pr. & vb. n. Scowling.] Etym: [Akin to Dan. skule; cf. Icel. skolla to skulk, LG. schulen to hide one's self, D. schuilen, G. schielen to squint, Dan. skele, Sw. skela, AS. sceolh squinting. Cf. Skulk.]

1. To wrinkle the brows, as in frowning or displeasure; to put on a frowning look; to look sour, sullen, severe, or angry. She scowled and frowned with froward countenance. Spenser.

2. Hence, to look gloomy, dark, or threatening; to lower. "The scowling heavens." Thomson.

Scowl, v. t.

1. To look at or repel with a scowl or a frown. Milton.

2. To express by a scowl; as, to scowl defiance.

Scowl, n.

1. The wrinkling of the brows or face in frowing; the expression of displeasure, sullennes, or discontent in the countenance; an angry frown. With solemn phiz, and critic scowl. Lloyd.

2. Hence, gloom; dark or threatening aspect. Burns. A ruddy storm, whose scowl Made heaven's radiant face look foul. Crashaw.

Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition



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