scowl
verb (used without object)
to draw down or contract the brows in a sullen, displeased, or angry manner.
had scowled
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past perfectof scowl.past perfect
Used to express a completed action that took place before another specific past action occurred.
Example Sentences
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"This is the worst car I've ever had," scowled Patrick.
From Reuters ● May 23, 2010
Her teacher had scowled at her and said, You think you’re a genius, or something?
From "Aru Shah and the End of Time" by Roshani Chokshi
She scowled at the top of his bowed head, as he had scowled at her in the doorway.
From "Strange the Dreamer" by Laini Taylor
But as for committing these deeds himself, Confucius forbid it; he had scowled to show his disapproval.
From Panther Eye by Roy J. (Roy Judson) Snell
Full twenty minutes had passed in which she, Rebecca—or, as she pronounced it, Rebekker—Tucker, schoolmistress and intellectual drum-major, had scolded nobody and had scowled at nobody.
From Duffels by Edward Eggleston
