单词 | scowl |
释义 | scowl[ skoul ] / skaʊl / SEE SYNONYMS FOR scowl ON THESAURUS.COM verb (used without object)to draw down or contract the brows in a sullen, displeased, or angry manner. to have a gloomy or threatening look. verb (used with object)to affect or express with a scowl. nouna scowling expression, look, or aspect. Origin of scowl1300–50; 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 SYNONYMS FOR scowl1 frown, lower, glare. 2 glower, gloom. SEE SYNONYMS FOR scowl ON THESAURUS.COM OTHER WORDS FROM scowlWords nearby scowlscouting, Scout Leader, scoutmaster, Scoville scale, scow, scowl, scowler, scozza, SCP, SCPO, SCQF Dictionary.com UnabridgedBased on the Random House Unabridged Dictionary, © Random House, Inc. 2020 Example sentences from the Web for scowlBritish Dictionary definitions for scowlscowl / (skaʊl) / verb(intr) to contract the brows in a threatening or angry manner nouna gloomy or threatening expression Word Origin for scowlC14: probably from Scandinavian; compare Danish skule to look down, Old English scūlēgede squint-eyed Collins English Dictionary - Complete & Unabridged 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012 |
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