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scowling

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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.
ThesaurusLegend:  Synonyms Related Words Antonyms
Adj.1.scowling - sullen or unfriendly in appearance
beetle-browed
unfriendly - not disposed to friendship or friendliness; "an unfriendly coldness of manner"; "an unfriendly action to take"
Translations
scowling [ˈskaʊlɪŋ] ADJ → ceñudo
scowling
adj → missmutig


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A MEMBER of the State Militia stood at a street corner, scowling stormily, and the people passing that way went a long way around him, thinking of the horrors of war.
Fables by Aesop View in context
It was Levin's face, with his scowling brows, and his kind eyes looking out in dark dejection below them, as he stood listening to her father, and glancing at her and at Vronsky.
Anna Karenina by Tolstoy, Leo View in context
Dirty, ill-looking, scowling men; dirty, slovenly, and wickedly ugly women; children to match, snarling, filthy little curs, with a ready beggar's whine on occasion.
The Quest of the Golden Girl by le Gallienne, Richard View in context
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