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scowl
[ skoul ]
/ skaÊl /
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verb (used without object)
to draw down or contract the brows in a sullen, displeased, or angry manner.
to have a gloomy or threatening look.
verb (used with object)
to affect or express with a scowl.
noun
a scowling expression, look, or aspect.
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Origin of scowl
1300â50; Middle English scoulen (v.); perhaps <Scandinavian; compare Danish skule to scowl, Norwegian skule to look furtively, though these may be <Low German schĆ«len to spy
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scowl
/ (skaÊl) /
verb
(intr) to contract the brows in a threatening or angry manner
noun
a gloomy or threatening expression
Word Origin for scowl
C14: probably from Scandinavian; compare Danish skule to look down, Old English scĆ«lÄgede squint-eyed
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