Scowl

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

Españolarrugar el zuño ceño encapotaduraencapotamiento encapotarse fruncir el ceño poner gesto torcer el gesto zuño

Françaisfroncement froncer froncer les sourcils

Deutschdüster dreinblicken finster blicken Stirnrunzeln

19 more languages

العربيةالعبوس عبس عبوس

Българскимръщя се

Bosanskiceno žuno

Catalàetzibar

Češtinamračit se

Cymraegcadwch

Ελληνικάαγριοκοίταγμα αγριοκοιτάζω

Suomijulmistella kurtistaa kurtistusmulkoilla mulkoilu murjottaa murjotus synkistellä

Gaeilgepúic

Galegoenfociñar enfurruñar

Hrvatskiceno žuno

Italianoaccigliarsi cipiglio guardare in cagnesco

日本語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 Māoritukemata

Nederlandsfronsen

Portuguêscarranca cenho franzir o cenho

Românăîncrunta

Русскиймо́рщить лоб морщиться нахму́ренностьнахмуриться хму́рить бро́ви хмуриться

Српскиceno 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

C2

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

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See also

Scowled Scowler Scowling Scowlingly Scowls scowman

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