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
When he had scowled at him to his heart's content, Jonas took the candle from the table, and walking into the glass office, produced a bunch of keys from his pocket.
From Martin Chuzzlewit by Charles Dickens
The passion the planets had scowled on, And change had let dwindle, Her death-rumour smartly relifted To full apogee.
From Wessex Poems and Other Verses by Thomas Hardy
