Scowly vs. Scowl — What's the Difference?
Difference Between Scowly and Scowl
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Scowly
Indicative of, or characterised by a scowl.
Scowl
An angry or bad-tempered expression
She stamped into the room with a scowl on her face
Scowl
Frown in an angry or bad-tempered way
She scowled at him defiantly
Scowl
To wrinkle or contract the brow as an expression of anger or disapproval.
Scowl
To express (displeasure, for example) with a frowning facial expression.
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Scowl
A look of anger or frowning disapproval.
Scowl
The wrinkling of the brows or face in frowning; the expression of displeasure, sullenness, or discontent in the countenance; an angry frown.
She made a scowl.
Scowl
(by extension) Gloom; dark or threatening aspect.
Scowl
(intransitive) To wrinkle the brows, as in frowning or displeasure; to put on a frowning look; to look sour, sullen, severe, or angry.
Scowl
To look gloomy, dark, or threatening; to lower.
Scowl
(transitive) To look at or repel with a scowl or a frown.
To scowl a rival into submission
Scowl
(transitive) To express by a scowl.
To scowl defiance
Scowl
To wrinkle the brows, as in frowning or displeasure; to put on a frowning look; to look sour, sullen, severe, or angry.
She scowled and frowned with froward countenance.
Scowl
Hence, to look gloomy, dark, or threatening; to lower.
Scowl
To look at or repel with a scowl or a frown.
Scowl
To express by a scowl; as, to scowl defiance.
Scowl
The wrinkling of the brows or face in frowing; the expression of displeasure, sullenness, or discontent in the countenance; an angry frown.
With solemn phiz, and critic scowl.
Scowl
Hence, gloom; dark or threatening aspect.
A ruddy storm, whose scowlMade heaven's radiant face look foul.
Scowl
A facial expression of dislike or displeasure
Scowl
Frown with displeasure
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