as in grimace
a twisting of the facial features in disgust or disapproval
the man across the street never seems to wear anything but a scowl
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Recent Examples of scowl
Daniel R. Depetris, Newsweek, 1 Feb. 2025
Another person coming in the other direction has a scowl on their face.
—Lance Eliot, Forbes, 10 Jan. 2025
Howie Carr, Boston Herald, 25 Jan. 2025
Many viewers were shocked when the perpetually scowling antihero met an untimely demise in the final season.
—Matt Cabral, EW.com, 20 Jan. 2025
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Noun
With a scowl on his face, a beer in one hand, a cigarette in the other, Ferrell's unexpected appearance had fans equal parts amused and confused.
—Daniel R. Depetris, Newsweek, 1 Feb. 2025
Another person coming in the other direction has a scowl on their face.
—Lance Eliot, Forbes, 10 Jan. 2025
Verb
But Herb just scowled and finally threw the galley down on his desk.
—Howie Carr, Boston Herald, 25 Jan. 2025
Many viewers were shocked when the perpetually scowling antihero met an untimely demise in the final season.
—Matt Cabral, EW.com, 20 Jan. 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for scowl
Noun
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Those could also prove useful, but will face the challenge of distinguishing facial expressions unique to pain rather than similar grimaces related to being hungry.—
IEEE Spectrum,
IEEE Spectrum,
3 May 2017
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In the movie, the monkey is a two-foot-tall sculpted plastic model whose arms bang up and down on a drum, as his mouth opens up to bare its teeth in a violent grimace.—
Owen Gleiberman,
Variety,
17 Feb. 2025
Verb
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The inability to deal with the first ball was glaring at Goodison Park at the start of February.—
Rob Tanner,
The Athletic,
14 Mar. 2025
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Kennedy’s subversion of vaccines, subtle at times, glaring at others, goes far beyond the measles outbreak.—
Nicholas Florko,
The Atlantic,
14 Mar. 2025
Noun
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Shuffling feet, frowns or darting eyes signal discomfort and anxiety.—
Bryan Robinson,
Forbes,
14 Jan. 2025
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Below are some of the stocks JPMorgan frowns on: Vaccine maker Novavax is rated underweight by JPMorgan analysts.—
Pia Singh,
CNBC,
13 Jan. 2025
Verb
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But halfway into the season, Moiraine has mostly done a lot of staring and a little bit of really amateurish manipulation that backfires spectacularly.—
Erik Kain,
Forbes,
18 Mar. 2025
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JuJu Watkins, the star sophomore, stared blankly ahead, offering only a slow, deliberate clap.—
Austin Knoblauch,
Los Angeles Times,
17 Mar. 2025
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“Scowl.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/scowl. Accessed 23 Mar. 2025.
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