Meaning of "scowl" in the English dictionary

ETYMOLOGY OF THE WORD SCOWL

Probably from Scandinavian; compare Danish skule to look down, Old English scūlēgede squint-eyed.

Etymology is the study of the origin of words and their changes in structure and significance.

PRONUNCIATION OF SCOWL

scowl  [skaʊl]

GRAMMATICAL CATEGORY OF SCOWL

Scowl is a verb and can also act as a noun.

A noun is a type of word the meaning of which determines reality. Nouns provide the names for all things: people, objects, sensations, feelings, etc.

The verb is the part of the sentence that is conjugated and expresses action and state of being.

See the conjugation of the verb scowl in English.

WHAT DOES SCOWL MEAN IN ENGLISH?

Frown

A frown is a facial expression in which the eyebrows are brought together, and the forehead is wrinkled, usually indicating displeasure, sadness or worry, or less often confusion or concentration. The appearance of a frown varies by culture. Although most technical definitions define it as a wrinkling of the brow, in North America it is primarily thought of as an expression of the mouth. In those cases when used iconically, as with an emoticon, it is entirely presented by the curve of the lips forming a down-open curve. The mouth expression is also commonly referred to in the colloquial English phrase "turn that frown upside down" which indicates changing from sad to happy.

Definition of scowl in the English dictionary

The definition of scowl in the dictionary is to contract the brows in a threatening or angry manner. Other definition of scowl is a gloomy or threatening expression.

CONJUGATION OF THE VERB TO SCOWL

PRESENT

Present

I scowl

you scowl

he/she/it scowls

we scowl

you scowl

they scowl

Present continuous

I am scowling

you are scowling

he/she/it is scowling

we are scowling

you are scowling

they are scowling

Present perfect

I have scowled

you have scowled

he/she/it has scowled

we have scowled

you have scowled

they have scowled

Present perfect continuous

I have been scowling

you have been scowling

he/she/it has been scowling

we have been scowling

you have been scowling

they have been scowling

Present tense is used to refer to circumstances that exist at the present time or over a period that includes the present time. The present perfect refers to past events, although it can be considered to denote primarily the resulting present situation rather than the events themselves.

PAST

Past

I scowled

you scowled

he/she/it scowled

we scowled

you scowled

they scowled

Past continuous

I was scowling

you were scowling

he/she/it was scowling

we were scowling

you were scowling

they were scowling

Past perfect

I had scowled

you had scowled

he/she/it had scowled

we had scowled

you had scowled

they had scowled

Past perfect continuous

I had been scowling

you had been scowling

he/she/it had been scowling

we had been scowling

you had been scowling

they had been scowling

Past tense forms express circumstances existing at some time in the past,

FUTURE

Future

I will scowl

you will scowl

he/she/it will scowl

we will scowl

you will scowl

they will scowl

Future continuous

I will be scowling

you will be scowling

he/she/it will be scowling

we will be scowling

you will be scowling

they will be scowling

Future perfect

I will have scowled

you will have scowled

he/she/it will have scowled

we will have scowled

you will have scowled

they will have scowled

Future perfect continuous

I will have been scowling

you will have been scowling

he/she/it will have been scowling

we will have been scowling

you will have been scowling

they will have been scowling

The future is used to express circumstances that will occur at a later time.

CONDITIONAL

Conditional

I would scowl

you would scowl

he/she/it would scowl

we would scowl

you would scowl

they would scowl

Conditional continuous

I would be scowling

you would be scowling

he/she/it would be scowling

we would be scowling

you would be scowling

they would be scowling

Conditional perfect

I would have scowl

you would have scowl

he/she/it would have scowl

we would have scowl

you would have scowl

they would have scowl

Conditional perfect continuous

I would have been scowling

you would have been scowling

he/she/it would have been scowling

we would have been scowling

you would have been scowling

they would have been scowling

Conditional or "future-in-the-past" tense refers to hypothetical or possible actions.

IMPERATIVE

Imperative

you scowl
we let´s scowl
you scowl

The imperative is used to form commands or requests.

NONFINITE VERB FORMS

Infinitive

to scowl

Past participle

scowled

Present Participle

scowling

Infinitive shows the action beyond temporal perspective. The present participle or gerund shows the action during the session. The past participle shows the action after completion.

SYNONYMS OF «SCOWL»

The following words have a similar or identical meaning as «scowl» and belong to the same grammatical category.

synonyms of scowl

dirty look · frown · glower · grimace · look daggers

TRANSLATION OF SCOWL

Find out the translation of scowl to 25 languages with our English multilingual translator.

The translations of scowl from English to other languages presented in this section have been obtained through automatic statistical translation; where the essential translation unit is the word «scowl» in English.

• Translator English - Chinese: 作怒容
• Translator English - Spanish: fruncir el ceño
• English: scowl
• Translator English - Hindi: भ्रूभंग
• Translator English - Arabic: تجهم
• Translator English - Russian: хмурый
• Translator English - Portuguese: franzir a testa
• Translator English - Bengali: চোখ রাঙ্গান
• Translator English - French: se renfrogner
• Translator English - Malay: Mengerang
• Translator English - German: finster dreinblicken
• Translator English - Japanese: 顔をしかめる
• Translator English - Korean: 얼굴을 찌푸리다
• Translator English - Javanese: Scowl
• Translator English - Vietnamese: cau có
• Translator English - Tamil: கோபத்துடன்
• Translator English - Marathi: कर्कश आवाज
• Translator English - Turkish: sert bakış
• Translator English - Italian: accigliarsi
• Translator English - Polish: ukośny
• Translator English - Ukrainian: похмурий
• Translator English - Romanian: încrunta
• Translator English - Greek: βλοσυρό ύφος
• Translator English - Afrikaans: frons
• Translator English - Swedish: scowl
• Translator English - Norwegian: skuler

3 QUOTES WITH «SCOWL»

Famous quotes and sentences with the word scowl.

1

Jack Dee

I think it is more a cautiousness that protects me from enthusiasm about things. I tend not to get excited. People perceive it as a scowl, which is fair enough.

2

George Eliot

Wear a smile and have friends; wear a scowl and have wrinkles.

3

Alfred Lord Tennyson

A smile abroad is often a scowl at home.

10 ENGLISH BOOKS RELATING TO «SCOWL»

Discover the use of scowl in the following bibliographical selection. Books relating to scowl and brief extracts from same to provide context of its use in English literature.

Scowl

A perpetually grumpy Scowl the owl is offered a happy hat by a small bird who wants to cheer him up but who turns grumpy herself when Scowl shoos her away and ruins the hat, an accident that causes the grouchy owl to feel an unexpectedly ...

Steve Smallman, 2014

The Power of Body Language

Perhaps the natural set of your face is a scowl. When you enter a room, you might not be thinking about anything negative, but because the relaxed position of your face gives off a negative signal, people presume that you are not friendly.

Tonya Reiman, 2008

Poverty Tale

Scowl sat at the table and moved his head back and forth, as if denying his very presence. The door swung open and two husky detectives entered. One was Morrone, the other Richard Keely, a massive former Marine combat veteran. Keely's ...

David Connell

Self-Expression

It is also a case of speaker meaning, since one cannot assert that P without meaning that P. Finally, if the assertion is sincere, then the assertion expresses the speaker's belief that P. sincere, overt scowl. Producing an overt scowl is a way of ...

Mitchell S. Green, 2007

Dragon's Reach: The Calling

There was Ren, a skinny and hyper twelve-year-old werewolf who was Johnny's best friend. The werewolf boy was there with two of the Thantos pack alphas, Scowl and his mate, Sooth. All three of the werewolves were in their human forms , ...

Michael Don Anderson

The Brownrigg Papers

Douglas William Jerrold Blanchard Jerrold. to bc choked with a grapestone. I have no money, but I have credit—we will have wine, boy, and drink to the memory of our old master !” So saying, Blitheheart left the hut on his liberal errand. Scowl ...

Douglas William Jerrold, Blanchard Jerrold, 1860

Transformers: Identification and Price Guide

Identification and Price Guide Mark Bellomo. DECEPTICONSDECEPTICONS Icepick, easily lost weapons and accessories. Icepick, inner robot's alternate mode. Scowl, inner robot's alternate mode. Icepick Function: Demolitions Motto: “ From ...

Mark Bellomo, 2007

Allan Quatermain # 6: Child of Storm

So they put me, fainting, on my horse, and Scowl they carried away upon a shield . When I came to I found myself in a little cave, or rather beneath some overhanging rocks, at the side of a kopje, and with me Scowl, who had recovered from his ...

H. Rider Haggard, 2007

Scientific Detectors for Astronomy 2005: Explorers of the ...

With these characteristics, SCOWL can complement the small field, very high resolution work of ALMA and operate mainly in survey mode. The baseline detectors being considered for SCOWL are Transition Edge Sensors (TES) hybridized to ...

Jenna E. Beletic, James W. Beletic, Paola Amico, 2006

Michelangelo, Selected Scholarship in English: Life and ...

8. David's. Scowl. DAVID SUMMERS ACCORDING TO THE YOUNG NEAPOLITAN HUMANIST Pom- XIL ponius Gauricus, whose De Sculpture was published in Florence late in 1504, some few months after Michelangelo's David had been ...

William E. Wallace, 1995

10 NEWS ITEMS WHICH INCLUDE THE TERM «SCOWL»

Find out what the national and international press are talking about and how the term scowl is used in the context of the following news items.

Tommy Lee Jones to scowl at Matt Damon in next Bourne movie

Matt Damon will once again be putting on the iconic nondescript outfit and generic, Matt Damon-y haircut of Jason Bourne for a yet-untitled fifth Bourne movie, ... «A.V. Club Austin, Jul 15»

Kris Frost does his best Will Muschamp 'Scowl'

At SEC media days in Hoover, Auburn linebacker Kris Frost was asked to do his impersonation of Auburn defensive coordinator Will Muschamp scowling. «AL.com, Jul 15»

PHOTOS: Prince George and Isla Phililps scowl at each other as the …

This is the moment little Prince George and his cousin Isla Phillips gave each other a stern stare while their mums looked on having a giggle. The adorable ... «Western Daily Press, Jun 15»

Britain's grumpiest tree has a 'face' set in a permanent scowl

The trunk of the tree looks like it has two eyes complete with pupils, a nose and a 'scowling' mouth. The tree, thought to be a copper beech, is growing in ... «Daily Mail, May 15»

Kanye West forgets to scowl as he is awarded honorary doctorate

And he even ditched his trademark scowl to grin broadly as he took the podium, poking fun of himself and his reputation for storming off stages and outspoken ... «Telegraph.co.uk, May 15»

North West's got that Kanye scowl down pat

While being carried by grandmother Kris Jenner through Heathrow Airport, little North West pulled off the best Kanye-esque scowl we have seen TO DATE. «NEWS.com.au, Mar 15»

Daddy's Little Girl! North West Makes Scowl Face Just Like Kanye …

The tiny tot made a nasty scowl while wearing a Yeezus jacket and being held by Kris. With all the paparazzi cameras flashing, we understand her nasty face! «OK! Magazine, Mar 15»

Share “Oklahoma City Thunder: Fans say they will...”

Thunder fans are going to miss Kendrick Perkins. Scowling face, stone hands and Edmond Hyundai, Edmond Hyundai, Edmond Hyundai, Edmond Hyundai, ... «NewsOK.com, Feb 15»

Kanye West scowls in selfies snapped by fans at Super Bowl

For Kanye West, Super Sunday doubled as the Scowl Bowl. A day after he was shown frowning his way through a Waffle House date with celebrity pals, West ... «New York Daily News, Feb 15»

Hoodie and Scowl Hide the Belichick Impact

PHOENIX — He's been called the Evil Genius, and he's been fined for spying on an opponent. And now there are questions about deflated footballs. Any visual ... «New York Times, Jan 15»