scowl
verb (used without object)
to draw down or contract the brows in a sullen, displeased, or angry manner.
was scowling
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past progressiveof scowl.past progressive
Used to describe an ongoing action or continuous state that was happening at a specific time in the past.
Example Sentences
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A protester was scowling at guests leaving the party.
From New York Times ● Feb. 23, 2017
Next to them, Mahmoud’s 17-year-old sister Doha Abdul Setar was scowling, adjusting her gold earrings and checking her headscarf after one of the doctors, Maj.
From Los Angeles Times ● Nov. 20, 2016
But Scott Lasley, the county GOP chairman, was scowling.
From Washington Times ● Mar. 6, 2016
Yet the world’s best basketball player was scowling when his feet hit the ground, and he continued scowling as he wandered around the court.
From Slate ● Jun. 18, 2013
Slim’s hands were black with tar and he was scowling.
From "Of Mice and Men" by John Steinbeck
