scowl

CEFRB2

/skaʊl/

verb · noun

Türkçe translations

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In plain English

  1. 01

    verb

    To look at someone with an angry expression.

  2. 02

    noun

    An angry expression on a person's face.

Examples

  • Make your voice a little deeper and add a scowl.

  • When Tom saw Mary, his scowl turned into a smile.

At a glance

Sits at B2 on the CEFR scale

Senses
5
Parts of speech
2
Citations
2

Deep Dive

verb

Extra meanings

  1. Gloom; dark or threatening aspect.

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

noun

Extra meaning

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

More examples

In context

  • to scowl a rival into submission

  • She made a scowl.

  • to scowl defiance

Quick test

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Question 1 · Quick check

The strict teacher will blank at the students who talk during the exam.

Practise this properly in the app, where the word comes back before you forget it.

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Origin

verb

From Middle English scowlen, scoulen, skoulen (also as Middle English schoulen), probably of North Germanic origin. Compare Danish skule (“to scowl”), Norwegian skule (“to scowl”).