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• scowl´ing|ly — scowl «skowl», verb, noun. –v.i. 1. to look angry or sullen by lowering the eyebrows; frown: »The angry man scowled at his son. She scowls dreadfully…out of pure ugliness of temper (Hawthorne). SYNONYM(S): See syn. under frown. (Cf. ↑frown) …   Useful english dictionary

• scowl´er — scowl «skowl», verb, noun. –v.i. 1. to look angry or sullen by lowering the eyebrows; frown: »The angry man scowled at his son. She scowls dreadfully…out of pure ugliness of temper (Hawthorne). SYNONYM(S): See syn. under frown. (Cf. ↑frown) …   Useful english dictionary

• scowl — scowler, n. scowlful, adj. scowlingly, adv. /skowl/, v.i. 1. to draw down or contract the brows in a sullen, displeased, or angry manner. 2. to have a gloomy or threatening look. v.t. 3. to affect or express with a scowl. n. 4. a scowling… …   Universalium

• scowl — [[t]skaʊl[/t]] v. i. 1) to draw down or contract the brows in a sullen, displeased, or angry manner 2) to have a gloomy or threatening look 3) to affect or express with a scowl 4) a scowling expression, look, or aspect • Etymology: 1300–50; ME… …   From formal English to slang

• scowl — 1. noun the scowl on his face Syn: frown, glower, glare, grimace, black look; informal dirty look 2. verb she scowled at him Syn: glower at, frown at, glare at, grimace at, lower at, look daggers at, give someone a black look; …   Thesaurus of popular words

• scowl — /skaʊl / (say skowl) verb (i) 1. to draw down or contract the brows in a sullen or angry manner. 2. to have a gloomy or threatening look. –verb (t) 3. to affect or express with a scowl. –noun 4. a scowling expression, look, or aspect. {Middle… …  

• scowl — n. & v. n. a severe frown producing a sullen, bad tempered, or threatening look on a person s face. v.intr. make a scowl. Derivatives: scowler n. Etymology: ME, prob. f. Scand.: cf. Da. skule look down or sidelong …   Useful english dictionary

• To look down on — Look Look (l[oo^]k), v. i. [imp. & p. p. {Looked}; p. pr. & vb. n. {Looking}.] [OE. loken, AS. l[=o]cian; akin to G. lugen, OHG. luog[=e]n.] 1. To direct the eyes for the purpose of seeing something; to direct the eyes toward an object; to… …   The Collaborative International Dictionary of English

• To look down upon — Look Look (l[oo^]k), v. i. [imp. & p. p. {Looked}; p. pr. & vb. n. {Looking}.] [OE. loken, AS. l[=o]cian; akin to G. lugen, OHG. luog[=e]n.] 1. To direct the eyes for the purpose of seeing something; to direct the eyes toward an object; to… …   The Collaborative International Dictionary of English

• lower — I (New American Roget s College Thesaurus) v. i. lour, glower, scowl; be imminent, impend, approach. adj. & v. See lowness, dejection. II (Roget s IV) v. Syn. reduce, diminish, lessen, scale down, demote, de escalate, push down, bring low, set… …   English dictionary for students

• glare — I (New American Roget s College Thesaurus) n. scowl, frown, glower; stare. v. i. flare, shine, glitter; blinding light. See light, vision. II (Roget s IV) n. 1. [Harsh light] Syn. dazzle, brightness, flash; see light 1 . 2. [An angry stare] Syn.… …   English dictionary for students