- scowl⇄adv. scowlingly.
- scowl⇄noun scowler.
- scowl⇄noun 1. an angry, sullen look; frown.
2. (Figurative.) a gloomy or threatening aspect. - scowl⇄scowl, verb, noun.
- scowl⇄v.i. 1. to look angry or sullen by lowering the eyebrows; frown.
Ex. The angry man scowled at his son. She scowls dreadfully ... out of pure ugliness of temper (Hawthorne).
2. (Figurative.) to have a gloomy or threatening aspect. - scowl⇄v.t. 1. to affect by scowling.
2. to express with a scowl.
Ex. to scowl one's disapproval.