scowl1 verbscowl2 noun
scowlscowl1 /skaʊl/ ●○○ verb [intransitive] 
Word OriginWORD ORIGINscowl1
Verb TableOrigin:
1300-1400 Probably from a Scandinavian languageVERB TABLE
scowl
| Simple Form | ||
| Present | I, you, we, they | scowl |
| he, she, it | scowls | |
| Past | I, you, he, she, it, we, they | scowled |
| Present perfect | I, you, we, they | have scowled |
| he, she, it | has scowled | |
| Past perfect | I, you, he, she, it, we, they | had scowled |
| Future | I, you, he, she, it, we, they | will scowl |
| Future perfect | I, you, he, she, it, we, they | will have scowled |
| Continuous Form | ||
| Present | I | am scowling |
| he, she, it | is scowling | |
| you, we, they | are scowling | |
| Past | I, he, she, it | was scowling |
| you, we, they | were scowling | |
| Present perfect | I, you, we, they | have been scowling |
| he, she, it | has been scowling | |
| Past perfect | I, you, he, she, it, we, they | had been scowling |
| Future | I, you, he, she, it, we, they | will be scowling |
| Future perfect | I, you, he, she, it, we, they | will have been scowling |
EXAMPLES FROM OTHER DICTIONARIES
Thesaurus- "What do you want?" said the old man, scowling.
- Jane scowled and told them to get out.
- What are you scowling at me for? You asked me to wake you up.
- He went reluctantly, scowling and cursing the man on the horse.
- Irritable and moody, she shook her hair back and leaned back on her braced hands and scowled at me.
- Luce washed herself and smoothed her fringe as best she could, scowling at her reflection in the mirror.
- Papi always scowled and told her not to speak such nonsense.
- Reed has been scowling so long in his long career that it seems a natural repose for him.
- The off-shift sat scowling on a wall, counting their money.
Longman Language Activatorto look angrily► glare
Collocations to look angrily at someone: · He sat there in silence, glaring angrily.glare at: · "You can go if you want, but I'm staying," Denise said glaring at him.glare toward/across/around etc: · Claude put down his fork and glared across the table.
► look daggers at especially British to look at someone very angrily, as if you would like to hurt them: · When I asked him what he'd done with the money he just looked daggers at me and refused to speak.· Julie must have heard you talking about her, because she was looking daggers at you from the next table.
► give somebody a dirty look also give somebody a black/filthy look British to quickly look at someone angrily to show that you are angry with them, especially in a situation when you cannot tell them that you are angry: · I don't know what I did to upset her, but she gave me a really filthy look when I walked into the meeting.· My aunt's friends always used to give me dirty looks when I brought my kids over, because they knew I wasn't married.
► scowl to look at someone in an angry way, or make an angry, unhappy expression with your face: · Jane scowled and told them to get out.· "What do you want?" said the old man, scowling.scowl at: · What are you scowling at me for? You asked me to wake you up.
► frown at to look at someone or something with an annoyed, confused, or disapproving expression on your face: · The teacher frowned at him and asked him to sit down.· When I got back to the table, Carolyn was frowning at the check.· "Sibling rivalry?" she asked, frowning at his use of psychological terms.
► if looks could kill use this when you are telling someone how another person looked at you in a very angry way, and you found this funny or frightening: · You should've seen her face when she realized what I'd done - if looks could kill!
COLLOCATIONS FROM OTHER ENTRIES► scowling face
to look at someone in an angry way → frown: (=showing that you are not pleased about something)· He looked around and saw his boss's scowling face behind him.
Patrick scowled, but did as he was told.scowl at Mum scowled at him and refused to say anything.scowl1 verbscowl2 noun
scowlscowl2 noun [countable] ExamplesEXAMPLES FROM OTHER DICTIONARIES
Thesaurus- A teenage girl was sitting alone in a corner with a scowl on her face.
- Bedford returned the scowl with a smile.
- Bell started Job Corps last March, standing 6 foot 6 and wearing a scowl.
- He looked up at me with a scowl, a scowl of surprise.
- He will laugh loudly then stop suddenly, with a scowl.
- She passes through much of the movie with a monotonous scowl.
- The little mouth was born with a scowl, the brows positively beetle over the turned-up be-ringed breathing apparatus.
- The ripple of laughter that followed brought a scowl to Trentham's face.
THESAURUSdifferent types of expression► frown
Collocations the expression on your face when you move your eyebrows together because you are angry, unhappy, or confused: · With a frown, she asked, ‘So what’s wrong with that?’
► smile an expression in which your mouth curves upwards, when you are being friendly or are happy or amused: · She gave him a quick smile.
► scowl an angry or disapproving expression: · There was a scowl of irritation on his face.
► glare a long angry look: · He gave her a furious glare, but said nothing.
► grimace an expression you make by twisting your face because you do not like something or because you are feeling pain: · His face twisted into a grimace of anguish.
► sneer an expression that shows you have no respect for something or someone: · ‘That’s what you said last time,’ she said with a sneer.
► smirk an expression in which you smile in an unpleasant way that shows you are pleased by someone else’s bad luck or that you think you are better than other people: · He had a self-satisfied smirk on his face.
► pout an expression in which you push out your lower lip because you are unhappy that you did not get what you want: · ‘You’re going away?’ she said with a pout.
COLLOCATIONS FROM OTHER ENTRIES► scowling face
an angry or disapproving expression on someone’s face → frown: (=showing that you are not pleased about something)· He looked around and saw his boss's scowling face behind him.
She looked at me with a scowl.