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
Lance Eliot, Forbes, 10 Jan. 2025
Arms crossed, scowl set, President-elect Donald J. Trump avoided jail, but became a felon.
—Ben Protess, New York Times, 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
Another person coming in the other direction has a scowl on their face.
—Lance Eliot, Forbes, 10 Jan. 2025
Arms crossed, scowl set, President-elect Donald J. Trump avoided jail, but became a felon.
—Ben Protess, New York Times, 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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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
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Where does anxiety come in? Usually through the fingertips and toes, exiting in involuntary grimaces and moans, especially around 2AM.—
Kristen Radtke,
The Verge,
24 Jan. 2025
Verb
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Bridging the Financial Divide The chasm between male and female cricketers’ remuneration remains glaring.—
Priya Oberoi,
Forbes,
7 Mar. 2025
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In particular, our reliance on Taiwan for AI chips is a glaring vulnerability and a critical chokepoint.—
Dan Hendrycks,
TIME,
6 Mar. 2025
Noun
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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
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The old woman, though, stares at the screen, the shadow of a smile curled into her lips and a frown barely creasing her forehead.—
Matthew Bremner,
Rolling Stone,
5 Jan. 2025
Verb
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Just over a year ago its Marvel Studios division was staring into an abyss.—
Caroline Reid,
Forbes,
8 Mar. 2025
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In the clip, the blonde dachshund stares at his bowl of dry food, clearly unimpressed.—
Tommy Tuberville,
Newsweek,
7 Mar. 2025
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“Scowl.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/scowl. Accessed 13 Mar. 2025.
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