scowl

Meanings

1. 1
   noun

   an angry or bad-tempered expression, typically involving a frown or grimace

   He responded to the criticism with a deep scowl.

2. 2
   verb

   to frown in an angry or bad-tempered way

   She scowled at the noisy children.

scowl (Early Modern English, 'to frown or look angry'); from Old Norse _skūla_ ('to look sullen; to scowl'), via Middle English _scoulen_ ('to frown or look sullen').

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