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Synonyms: Verb
frown, glare, gloom, glower, lower (also lour)
Synonyms: Noun
face, frown, grimace, lower (also lour), moue, mouth, mow, mug, pout, snoot
Antonyms: Verb
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Examples of scowl in a Sentence
Verb
scowled down at the misbehaving childNoun
The teacher gave me a scowl when I walked in late. She responded to his question with a scowl.
Recent Examples on the Web: Verb
On a recent visit to his land, Appleton scowled at two orange-vested workers hacking at the vegetation with power tools. — Los Angeles Times, "This activist bought 4.5 acres of the L.A. River just to have a stake in its revitalization," 5 Aug. 2019 The girl scowled and kicked a pebble down the sidewalk. — Stephanie Green, chicagotribune.com, "2019 Algren Awards: Finalist: Host Mother," 20 July 2019 Granted, the skipper has flashed a couple of postgame scowls here and there. — Kyle Newman, The Denver Post, "Newman: Credit Bud Black’s steely demeanor for keeping Rockies on track amid roller-coaster first half," 3 July 2019 Moriah said again, because now the woman at the next table had set down her newspaper and was openly staring and scowling in their direction. — Danielle Tcholakian, Longreads, "The ‘Treasonous’ Teens Living in One Nation Under Guns," 30 May 2018 Moriah said again, because now the woman at the next table had set down her newspaper and was openly staring and scowling in their direction. — Danielle Tcholakian, Longreads, "The ‘Treasonous’ Teens Living in One Nation Under Guns," 30 May 2018 All of the newest MacBook Pros exclusively feature Thunderbolt 3 ports, which some will appreciate but all will scowl at when they're forced to buy multiple dongles to connect legacy accessories. — Valentina Palladino, Ars Technica, "Apple to stop selling 2015 MacBook Pro with old-style keyboard, legacy ports," 12 July 2018 Ball was scowling at the screen when the phone on his table buzzed. — Benjamin Wofford, Vox, "The midterms are already hacked. You just don’t know it yet.," 25 Oct. 2018 An omnipotent Apollo scowls over the mantel; a hungover Bacchus sleeps off a bender in a bedroom downstairs. — James Mcauley, Town & Country, "The Tragic, Fascinating History of Santo Sospir," 13 Aug. 2018Recent Examples on the Web: Noun
Matter of fact, might as well do it like me and just keep the scowl on the whole game. F--- that nice s---. — Khadrice Rollins, SI.com, "Eight Things That Made Kevin Durant’s Rucker Park Mixtape Legendary," 2 Aug. 2019 Although the character is the most complex and thoughtful, Haddish seems constrained throughout the movie, tamping down her natural exuberance to furrow her brow and scowl menacingly at the men who inevitably want to encroach on her newfound turf. — Ann Hornaday, Twin Cities, "Mob wives turn mobsters in ‘The Kitchen,’ a pale shadow of last year’s ‘Widows’," 8 Aug. 2019 Saban and Swinney built their coaching empires from the fringe with more in common than the scowl vs. smile external images dictate. — Michael Casagrande | [email protected], al, "Undersized players like Nick Saban, Dabo Swinney now dominate as coaches. What fuels that rise?," 5 Aug. 2019 Russia’s smile has been replaced by its more familiar scowl. — The Economist, "Russia plays games with Georgia," 6 July 2019 At times, this place resembles one of those movies in which Schwarzenegger emerges out of walls of smoke, carrying a carbine and a scowl. — Chris Erskine, San Diego Union-Tribune, "A speedway, a spectacle, a sensational Saturday night," 20 June 2019 At the exact moment, Beyoncé’s grin turns into something more like a scowl. — Amy Gunia, Time, "Here's What Nicole Curran Said to Jay-Z During That Viral Game 3 Moment," 7 June 2019 There are lots of scowls in these photos, but the best images are of musicians goofing off and just being silly. — David Kirby, WSJ, "What to Give: Books on Music," 15 Nov. 2018 My family spent many years vacationing in national parks every summer, with my dad taking us on hikes that made 12-year-old me scowl. — Valentina Palladino, Ars Technica, "Garmin Fenix 5S Plus review: So capable, so enviable, so expensive," 29 July 2018These example sentences are selected automatically from various online news sources to reflect current usage of the word 'scowl.' Views expressed in the examples do not represent the opinion of Merriam-Webster or its editors. Send us feedback.
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