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Webster 1913 Edition
Scowl
Scowl
(skoul)
, Verb.
I.
[
imp. & p. p.
Scowled
(skould)
; p. pr. & vb. n.
Scowling
.] [Akin to Dan.
skule
; cf. Icel. skolla
to skulk, LG. schulen
to hide one’s self, D. schuilen
, G. schielen
to squint, Dan. skele
, Sw. skela
, AS. sceolh
squinting. Cf. Skulk
.] 1.
To wrinkle the brows, as in frowning or displeasure; to put on a frowning look; to look sour, sullen, severe, or angry.
She
scowled
and frowned with froward countenance. Spenser.
2.
Hence, to look gloomy, dark, or threatening; to lower.
“The scowling heavens.” Thomson.
Scowl
,Verb.
T.
1.
To look at or repel with a scowl or a frown.
Milton.
2.
To express by a scowl;
as, to
. scowl
defianceScowl
,Noun.
1.
The wrinkling of the brows or face in frowing; the expression of displeasure, sullenness, or discontent in the countenance; an angry frown.
With solemn phiz, and critic
scowl
. Lloyd.
2.
Hence, gloom; dark or threatening aspect.
Burns.
A ruddy storm, whose
Made heaven's radiant face look foul.
scowl
Made heaven's radiant face look foul.
Crashaw.
Webster 1828 Edition
Scowl
SCOWL
,Verb.
I.
1.
To wrinkle the brows, as in frowning or displeasure; to put on a frowning look; to look sour, sullen, severe or angry.She scowl'd and frown'd with froward countenance.
2.
To look gloomy, frowning, dark or tempestuous; as the scowling heavens.SCOWL
,Verb.
T.
SCOWL
, n.1.
The wrinkling of the brows in frowning; the expression of displeasure, sullenness or discontent in the countenance.2.
Gloom; dark or rude aspect; as of the heavens.Definition 2024
scowl
scowl
English
Noun
scowl (plural scowls)
- The wrinkling of the brows or face in frowning; the expression of displeasure, sullenness, or discontent in the countenance; an angry frown.
- Hence, gloom; dark or threatening aspect.
Derived terms
Translations
wrinkling of the brows or face
Verb
scowl (third-person singular simple present scowls, present participle scowling, simple past and past participle scowled)
- (intransitive) To wrinkle the brows, as in frowning or displeasure; to put on a frowning look; to look sour, sullen, severe, or angry.
- Spenser
- She scowled and frowned with froward countenance.
- Spenser
- (intransitive, by extension) To look gloomy, dark, or threatening; to lower.
- Thomson
- The scowling heavens.
- Thomson
- (intransitive) To look at or repel with a scowl or a frown.
- to scowl a rival into submission
- (transitive) To express by a scowl.
- to scowl defiance
Translations
to wrinkle the brows
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to look gloomy
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to look at or repel with a scowl or a frown
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to express by a scowl
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