Scowl
verb
To make an angry, unhappy or confused expression by bringing your eyebrows closer.
She scowled at him when he ignored her question.
noun
An angry, bad-tempered, or displeased look.
He gave me a scowl when I suggested he should work during the weekend.
verb
To make an angry, unhappy or confused expression by bringing your eyebrows closer.
She scowled at him when he ignored her question.
noun
An angry, bad-tempered, or displeased look.
He gave me a scowl when I suggested he should work during the weekend.
Definition 1 of 2
Pro Tip 1/3Negative Emotion
Scowl indicates strong disapproval or anger, not just mild annoyance.
His scowl was so intense, it was clear he was furious.
Pro Tip 2/3Intensity Indicator
The intensity of a scowl can show the degree of upset or anger a person feels.
Upon hearing the bad news, her face turned into a deep scowl.
Pro Tip 3/3Nonverbal Cue
A scowl can often convey feelings without words, adding depth to dialogue in stories.
She didn't say a word, but her scowl spoke volumes.
Pro Tip 1/3Negative Emotion
Scowl indicates strong disapproval or anger, not just mild annoyance.
His scowl was so intense, it was clear he was furious.
Pro Tip 2/3Intensity Indicator
The intensity of a scowl can show the degree of upset or anger a person feels.
Upon hearing the bad news, her face turned into a deep scowl.
Pro Tip 3/3Nonverbal Cue
A scowl can often convey feelings without words, adding depth to dialogue in stories.
She didn't say a word, but her scowl spoke volumes.
Pro Tip 1/3Negative Emotion
Scowl indicates strong disapproval or anger, not just mild annoyance.
His scowl was so intense, it was clear he was furious.
Pro Tip 2/3Intensity Indicator
The intensity of a scowl can show the degree of upset or anger a person feels.
Upon hearing the bad news, her face turned into a deep scowl.
Pro Tip 3/3Nonverbal Cue
A scowl can often convey feelings without words, adding depth to dialogue in stories.
She didn't say a word, but her scowl spoke volumes.
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Safari Live - Day 59 PIPE...
come on little one it's amazing to watch honestly I've never seen a female leopard as aggressive as shadow has been over the last few weeks with the cub and food and tools you know normally when it's that time when they chase the cubs away they get to be a little bit kind of nasty but Shadow is always scowling at
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Bruce Feiler: The...
laughing with all the glee in the world. I crumbled. I kept imagining all the walks I might not take with them, the art projects I might not mess up, the boyfriends I might not scowl at, the aisles I might not walk down.
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Safari Live - Day 59 PIPE...
come on little one it's amazing to watch honestly I've never seen a female leopard as aggressive as shadow has been over the last few weeks with the cub and food and tools you know normally when it's that time when they chase the cubs away they get to be a little bit kind of nasty but Shadow is always scowling at
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Bruce Feiler: The...
laughing with all the glee in the world. I crumbled. I kept imagining all the walks I might not take with them, the art projects I might not mess up, the boyfriends I might not scowl at, the aisles I might not walk down.
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Quote examples
Amy Bloom
American Writer
To hold happiness is to hold the understanding that the world passes away from us, that the petals fall and the beloved dies. No amount of mockery, no amount of fashionable scowling will keep any of us from knowing and savoring the pleasure of the sun on our faces or save us from the adult understanding that it cannot last forever.
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Hilary Mantel
English Writer
If you get stuck, get away from your desk. Take a walk, take a bath, go to sleep, make a pie, draw, listen to music, meditate, exercise; whatever you do, don't just stick there scowling at the problem. But don't make telephone calls or go to a party; if you do, other people's words will pour in where your lost words should be.
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Jean Chatzky
American Journalist
While you're going through this process of trying to find the satisfaction in your work, pretend you feel satisfied. Tell yourself you had a good day. Walk through the corridors with a smile rather than a scowl. Your positive energy will radiate. If you act like you're having fun, you'll find you are having fun.
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Jessica St. Clair
American Actress
The truth is that when Lennon is Bosephus, she is so mean to me. She can't smile because the mustache will come off. So in between takes, it's just scowling. And then when we are on camera, Bosephus treats me like a piece of meat. I'm repulsed and also attracted to it.
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Michael Korda
English Novelist
Patton's personality was a complex one - he was obsessed with glory, but behind the ivory-hilted pistols, the egomania, the forbidding scowl, and the rows of ribbons, there was a much more ambiguous figure.
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Jack Dee
British Comedian
I think it is more a cautiousness that protects me from enthusiasm about things. I tend not to get excited. People perceive it as a scowl, which is fair enough.
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Jake Tapper
American Journalist
Trump is most fun to draw - just a great mash of caricature-able features, from bouffant to eyebrows and scowl, to the high cheekbones and the regal pride.
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George Eliot
British Author
Wear a smile and have friends; wear a scowl and have wrinkles.
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Jason Statham
British Actor
I've just got a really bad smile. I go for the scowl instead.
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Alfred Lord Tennyson
British Poet
A smile abroad is often a scowl at home.
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Amy Bloom
American Writer
To hold happiness is to hold the understanding that the world passes away from us, that the petals fall and the beloved dies. No amount of mockery, no amount of fashionable scowling will keep any of us from knowing and savoring the pleasure of the sun on our faces or save us from the adult understanding that it cannot last forever.
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Hilary Mantel
English Writer
If you get stuck, get away from your desk. Take a walk, take a bath, go to sleep, make a pie, draw, listen to music, meditate, exercise; whatever you do, don't just stick there scowling at the problem. But don't make telephone calls or go to a party; if you do, other people's words will pour in where your lost words should be.
Quote examples
Jean Chatzky
American Journalist
While you're going through this process of trying to find the satisfaction in your work, pretend you feel satisfied. Tell yourself you had a good day. Walk through the corridors with a smile rather than a scowl. Your positive energy will radiate. If you act like you're having fun, you'll find you are having fun.
Quote examples
Jessica St. Clair
American Actress
The truth is that when Lennon is Bosephus, she is so mean to me. She can't smile because the mustache will come off. So in between takes, it's just scowling. And then when we are on camera, Bosephus treats me like a piece of meat. I'm repulsed and also attracted to it.
Quote examples
Michael Korda
English Novelist
Patton's personality was a complex one - he was obsessed with glory, but behind the ivory-hilted pistols, the egomania, the forbidding scowl, and the rows of ribbons, there was a much more ambiguous figure.
Quote examples
Jack Dee
British Comedian
I think it is more a cautiousness that protects me from enthusiasm about things. I tend not to get excited. People perceive it as a scowl, which is fair enough.
Quote examples
Jake Tapper
American Journalist
Trump is most fun to draw - just a great mash of caricature-able features, from bouffant to eyebrows and scowl, to the high cheekbones and the regal pride.
Quote examples
George Eliot
British Author
Wear a smile and have friends; wear a scowl and have wrinkles.
Quote examples
Jason Statham
British Actor
I've just got a really bad smile. I go for the scowl instead.
Quote examples
Alfred Lord Tennyson
British Poet
A smile abroad is often a scowl at home.
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