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scowl

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scowl  (skoul)
v. scowled, scowl·ing, scowls
v.intr.
To wrinkle or contract the brow as an expression of anger or disapproval. See Synonyms at frown.
v.tr.
To express with a frowning facial expression.
n.
A look of anger or frowning disapproval.

[Middle English scoulen, probably of Scandinavian origin.]

scowler n.
scowling·ly adv.

scowl [skaʊl]
vb
(intr) to contract the brows in a threatening or angry manner
n
a gloomy or threatening expression
[probably from Scandinavian; compare Danish skule to look down, Old English scūlēgede squint-eyed]
ThesaurusLegend:  Synonyms Related Words Antonyms
Noun1.scowlscowl - a facial expression of dislike or displeasure
facial expression, facial gesture - a gesture executed with the facial muscles
Verb1.scowl - frown with displeasure
frown, glower, lour, lower - look angry or sullen, wrinkle one's forehead, as if to signal disapproval

scowl
verb
glower, frown, look daggers, grimace, lour or lower She scowled at the two men as they entered the room.
noun
glower, frown, dirty look, black look, grimace He met the remark with a scowl.
Translations
scowl [skaʊl]
A. Nceño m fruncido
he said with a scowldijo con el ceño fruncido
B. VIfruncir el ceño, fruncir el entrecejo
to scowl at sbmirar a algn con el ceño fruncido, mirar a algn frunciendo el ceño or el entrecejo

scowl [ˈskaʊl]
vise renfrogner, avoir l'air maussade
to scowl at sb → regarder qn de travers
nair m renfrogné

scowl
nunmutiger Ausdruck, finsterer Blick, böses Gesicht; to give somebody a scowljdn böse ansehen
viein böses or finsteres Gesicht machen; to scowl at somebodyjdn böse ansehen; what are you scowling about or at?warum machst du so ein böses Gesicht?

scowl [skaʊl]
1. nespressione f accigliata
with a scowl → con lo sguardo torvo
2. viaccigliarsi
to scowl at sb → guardare qn in malo modo

scowl [skaʊl]
1. nespressione f accigliata
with a scowl → con lo sguardo torvo
2. viaccigliarsi
to scowl at sb → guardare qn in malo modo

scowl
v scowl [skaul]
to wrinkle the brow in displeasure He scowled furiously (at her). frons يَعْبِس، يُقَطِّبُ حاجِبَيْه мръщя се mračit se skule finster blicken αγριοκοιτάζω fruncir el ceño/entrecejo kulmu kortsutama اخم كردن rypistää kulmiaan froncer les sourcils לְהַזְעִיף פָּנִים त्योरी चढ़ाना, नाक-भौं चढ़ाना mrgođenje összevonja szemöldökét mengerutkan muka yggla sig aggrottare le ciglia 顔をしかめる 얼굴을 찡그리다 susiraukti dusmīgi skatīties; raukt pieri (dusmās) menunjukkan muka marah het voorhoofd fronsen rynke pannen, skule til nachmurzyć się franzir o sobrolho a în­crunta sprâncenele хмуриться mračiť sa mrščiti se gledati mrko rynka ögonbrynen, bliga ถลึงตา kaşını çatmak 繃著臉 хмуритися, супитися تیوری چڑھانا giận dữ, cáu kỉnh
n
angry expression on the face. frons عُبوس، تَقْطيبُ الحاجِبَيْن намръщване zamračený skulen der finstere Gesichtsausdruck βλοσυρό ύφος ceño (fruncido) põrnitsev pilk اخم vihainen katse air menaçant מַבָּט זוֹעֵף तेवर भ्रूभंग mrk pogled haragos tekintet air muka marah gretta cipiglio しかめっつら 화난 인상 rūstis dusmīgs/drūms skatiens muka marah frons skulende blikk groźne spojrzenie careta aer ame­ninţător сердитый вид zamračený výraz mrščenje mrk pogled bister uppsyn มีสีหน้าแสดงความโกรธ kaş çatmak 不悅之色 похмурий погляд غصیلا تیور sự cau có, sự giận dữ


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She, in fact, felt a reverence for the pictured visage, of which only a far-descended and time-stricken virgin could be susceptible; and this forbidding scowl was the innocent result of her near-sightedness, and an effort so to concentrate her powers of vision as to substitute a firm outline of the object instead of a vague one.
There is defiance in the remaining stumps of her masts, raised up like maimed limbs against the menacing scowl of a stormy sky; there is high courage in the upward sweep of her lines towards the bow; and as soon as, on a hastily-rigged spar, a strip of canvas is shown to the wind to keep her head to sea, she faces the waves again with an unsubdued courage.
In one of the windows of the armory overlooking the garden stood a grim, gray, old man, leaning upon his folded arms, his brows drawn together in a malignant scowl, the corners of his mouth set in a stern, cold line.
 
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