scowl
noun/skaʊl/
/skaʊl/
- an angry look or expression
- He looked up at me with a scowl.
- Her brows drew together in a scowl.
- His face was set in a permanent scowl.
Oxford Collocations Dictionaryadjective- dark
- angry
- permanent
- …
- wear
- give (somebody)
- be set in
- …
- darken
- deepen
- in a scowl
- with a scowl
- have a scowl on your face
Word Originlate Middle English (as a verb): probably of Scandinavian origin; compare with Danish skule ‘scowl’. The noun dates from the early 16th cent.Want to learn more?
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