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scowl

Pronunciation: /skaʊl/

The English word “scowl” has 7 meanings listed here.

noun

  1. The wrinkling of the brows or face in frowning; the expression of displeasure, sullenness, or discontent in the countenance; an angry frown.
  2. Gloom; dark or threatening aspect.
  3. Old workings of iron ore.

verb

  1. To wrinkle the brows, as in frowning or displeasure; to put on a frowning look; to look sour, sullen, severe, or angry.
  2. To look gloomy, dark, or threatening; to lower.
  3. To look at or repel with a scowl or a frown.
  4. To express by a scowl.

Etymology

From Middle English scowlen, scoulen, skoulen (also as Middle English schoulen), probably of North Germanic origin. Compare Danish skule (“to scowl”), Norwegian skule (“to scowl”).

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