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
Proma Khosla, IndieWire, 16 Feb. 2025
Serve up in a stemmed glass, and garnish with a scowl, or perhaps a war story.
—Jeremy Repanich, Robb Report, 7 Feb. 2025
Peter Debruge, Variety, 15 Feb. 2025
In a moment that went viral, Ferrell, 57, dressed up as his lovable, innocent character from the 2003 holiday classic Elf — and watched the Los Angeles Kings play the Philadelphia Flyers while scowling, drinking beer and holding a cigarette.
—Escher Walcott, People.com, 30 Jan. 2025
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Noun
What Aimee Lou Wood conveys with an energetic smile and exclamation, Walton Goggins portrays with a scowl and an expletive.
—Proma Khosla, IndieWire, 16 Feb. 2025
Serve up in a stemmed glass, and garnish with a scowl, or perhaps a war story.
—Jeremy Repanich, Robb Report, 7 Feb. 2025
Verb
Does slapping Pattinson’s scowling face on the phenomenon lead us to see it any differently?
—Peter Debruge, Variety, 15 Feb. 2025
In a moment that went viral, Ferrell, 57, dressed up as his lovable, innocent character from the 2003 holiday classic Elf — and watched the Los Angeles Kings play the Philadelphia Flyers while scowling, drinking beer and holding a cigarette.
—Escher Walcott, People.com, 30 Jan. 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for scowl
Noun
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Monday’s developments were greeted with grimace around town.—
Philip Elliott,
Time,
7 Apr. 2025
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Monday’s developments were greeted with grimace around town.—
Philip Elliott,
Time,
7 Apr. 2025
Verb
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Third base has been a glaring problem spot for the Cubs for the last few years, and particularly this season.—
Paul Sullivan,
Chicago Tribune,
17 May 2025
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This is especially glaring compared to large-cap growth stocks, many of which have rallied 20%, 30%, 40% from their lows.—
Frank Cappelleri,
CNBC,
14 May 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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The mirrors reflecting the best poems are slightly warped so that reading feels like staring into rippling passages.—
Terrance Hayes,
New Yorker,
19 May 2025
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Both O’Connor and the bird stare directly at the viewer.—
Eli Wizevich,
Smithsonian Magazine,
19 May 2025
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“Scowl.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/scowl. Accessed 24 May. 2025.
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