scowl
To wrinkle the brows, as in frowning or displeasureTo wrinkle the brows, as in frowning or displeasure; to put on a frowning look; to look sour, sullen, severe, or angry.
» Tom scowled at Mary.
Том сердито посмотрел на Мэри. — sharptoothed
Том сердито подивився на Мері. — deniko
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4 senses(intransitive)To wrinkle the brows, as in frowning or displeasure; to put on a frowning look; to look sour, sullen, severe, or angry.
хму́рить бро́виxmúritʹ bróvi, хму́ритьсяxmúritʹsja, мо́рщить лобmórščitʹ lob
(broadly, intransitive)To look gloomy, dark, or threatening; to lower.
finster blicken, düster dreinblicken
хму́ритьсяxmúritʹsja, нахму́ритьсяnaxmúritʹsja
(transitive)To look at or repel with a scowl or a frown.
to scowl a rival into submission
frown with displeasure
(transitive)To express by a scowl.
to scowl defiance
Examples
20 sentencesTom scowled at Mary.
Том сердито подивився на Мері. — deniko
ruТом сердито посмотрел на Мэри. — sharptoothed
She scowled at the rude salesman.
ruОна бросила сердитый взгляд на грубого торговца. — odexed
deSie schaute den unhöflichen Verkäufer finster an. — al_ex_an_der
Tom and Mary scowled at each other.
Tom had a scowl on his face.
deTom schaute finster drein. — Pfirsichbaeumchen
When Tom saw Mary, his scowl turned into a smile.
Translations
5 languagesBy meaning 2
By meaning 1
Origin
From Middle English scowlen, scoulen, skoulen (also as Middle English schoulen), probablyFrom Middle English scowlen, scoulen, skoulen (also as Middle English schoulen), probably of North Germanic origin. Compare Danish skule (“to scowl”), Norwegian skule (“to scowl”).
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Forms
scowls, scowling, scowled, scowledLessons for this word
3 lessons- A1Present simple — Because it is a verb
- A1Past simple, regular verbs — Because of its past form
- A2Present perfect: introduction — Because of its past participle
See also
neighbours in the dictionaryDictionary text adapted from Wiktionary (Wiktionary contributors, CC BY-SA 4.0) and Open English WordNet / Princeton WordNet (CC BY 4.0, WordNet License); shared under CC BY-SA 4.0. Example sentences and recordings are credited where they appear.