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Meaning of Scowl | Babel Free

Noun CEFR C2 Specialized

skaʊl

Definitions

The wrinkling of the brows or face in frowning; the expression of displeasure, sullenness, or discontent in the countenance; an angry frown.
Old workings of iron ore.
UK, dialectal, obsolete, uncountable
Gloom; dark or threatening aspect.
broadly

Equivalents

العربية العبوس عبس عبوس

Български мръщя се

Bosanski ceno žuno

Català etzibar

Čeština mračit se

Cymraeg cadwch

Deutsch düster dreinblicken finster blicken Stirnrunzeln

Ελληνικά αγριοκοίταγμα αγριοκοιτάζω

Español arrugar el zuño ceño encapotadura encapotamiento encapotarse fruncir el ceño poner gesto torcer el gesto zuño

Suomi julmistella kurtistaa kurtistus mulkoilla mulkoilu murjottaa murjotus synkistellä

Français froncement froncer froncer les sourcils

Gaeilge púic

Galego enfociñar enfurruñar

Hrvatski ceno žuno

Italiano accigliarsi cipiglio guardare in cagnesco

日本語しかめるしかめるにらむ嚬眉を顰める眉根を寄せる顰顰める

Te Reo Māori tukemata

Nederlands fronsen

Português carranca cenho franzir o cenho

Română încrunta

Русский мо́рщить лоб морщиться нахму́ренность нахмуриться хму́рить бро́ви хмуриться

Српски ceno žuno

Examples

“She made a scowl.”

“Mr. Pynsent, who had asked Miss Amory to dance, came up on one occasion to claim her hand, but scowls of recognition having already passed between him and Mr. Arthur Pendennis in the dancing-room, Arthur suddenly rose up and claimed Miss Amory as his partner for the present dance […]”

CEFR level

Mastery
This word is part of the CEFR C2 vocabulary — mastery level.

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