scowled
past simple and past participle ofscowl
scowl
verb[I]
uk/skaʊl/us/skaʊl/tolookat someone or something with a veryannoyedexpression:
Theboyscowledather andreluctantlyfollowedher back intoschool.
Grimacing and frowning
- bitchy resting face
- cloud
- curl
- death stare
- evil
- frown
- furrow
- glare
- if looks could kill...idiom
- knit
- knityourbrow/browsidiom
- look daggers atsomeoneidiom
- pout
- purse
- roll
- scowl
- screw
- scrunch
- sneer
- someone'sface fallsidiom
Examplesofscowled
scowled
In English, many past and present participles of verbs can be used as adjectives. Some of these examples may show the adjective use.
He was said to havescowledduring the first debate several times, which he later made light of.
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This example is from Wikipedia and may be reused under a CC BY-SA license.The soldiers felt the sting andscowledback; the officers looked straight before them.
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