scowl
verb (used without object)
to draw down or contract the brows in a sullen, displeased, or angry manner.
is scowling
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present progressiveof scowl (3rd person singular).present progressive
Used to describe an ongoing action or state that is currently taking place in the immediate present.
Example Sentences
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From Farha’s teen-girl perspective, life is scowling at boys and daydreaming about urban adventures.
From New York Times ● Dec. 1, 2022
Even with a surgical mask covering his salt-and-pepper beard, it’s obvious when Dr. Jerry P. Abraham is scowling.
From Los Angeles Times ● Jan. 29, 2021
It's a blustery morning in Southend-on-Sea and Greggs' technical manager Ian Chivers is scowling at some pigeons.
From The Guardian ● May 18, 2013
He is scowling at three computers screens on his desk.
From Slate ● Jan. 10, 2013
The way Mrs. Gruver is scowling at me right now, it’s hard to believe she ever smiled in her life.
From "A Place at the Table" by Saadia Faruqi and Laura Shovan
