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verb (used without object)
1.
to draw down or contract the brows in a sullen, displeased, or angry manner.
2.
to have a gloomy or threatening look.
verb (used with object)
3.
to affect or express with a scowl.
noun
4.
a scowling expression, look, or aspect.
Origin:
1300–50; Middle English scoulen (v.); perhaps < Scandinavian; compare Danish skule to scowl, Norwegian skule to look furtively, though these may be < Low German schūlen to spy
1300–50; Middle English scoulen (v.); perhaps < Scandinavian; compare Danish skule to scowl, Norwegian skule to look furtively, though these may be < Low German schūlen to spy
Related forms
scowl·er, noun
scowl·ful, adjective
scowl·ing·ly, adverb
un·scowl·ing, adjective
un·scowl·ing·ly, adverb
Synonyms
1. frown, lower, glare. 2. glower, gloom.
1. frown, lower, glare. 2. glower, gloom.
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| —vb | |
| 1. | (intr) to contract the brows in a threatening or angry manner |
| —n | |
| 2. | a gloomy or threatening expression |
| [C14: probably from Scandinavian; compare Danish skule to look down, Old English scūlēgede squint-eyed] | |
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is always a great word to know.
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| an arrangement of five objects, as trees, in a square or rectangle, one at each corner and one in the middle. |
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Word Origin & History
scowl
mid-14c., from a Scandinavian source (cf. Norw. skule "look furtively, squint, look embarrassed," Dan. skule "to scowl"). Probably related to O.E. sceolh "wry, oblique," O.H.G. scelah "curved," Ger. scheel "squint-eyed;" from PIE base *sqel- "crooked, curved, bent." The noun is attested from c.1500.
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