scowls in English

noun

1

an angry or bad-tempered expression.

When he saw that she was examining him, his neutral expression turned into a scowl .

synonyms: frown, glower, glare, grimace, black look, dirty look

verb

1

frown in an angry or bad-tempered way.

she scowled at him defiantly

synonyms: glower at, frown at, glare at, grimace at, lower at, look daggers at, give someone a black look, make a face at, pull a face, turn the corners of one's mouth down at, pout at, give someone a dirty look

noun

• frown, glower, glare, grimace, black look, dirty look
• frown

verb

• glower at, frown at, glare at, grimace at, lower at, look daggers at, give someone a black look, make a face at, pull a face, turn the corners of one's mouth down at, pout at, give someone a dirty look

Use "scowls" in a sentence

1. All my attempts to amuse the children were met with sullen scowls.

2. Sad enough, she thought, that red hair and those spots, but when he squints his eyes all up that way and scowls —why, the child looks half-witted!