MEANING
To frown in a dark or angry manner.
Use it for
Words that belong together
- scowl at someone
- scowl in irritation
On the page
She scowled at the muddy footprints.
Nearby words
Word forms
- Base
- scowl
- Past tense
- scowled
- Past participle
- scowled
- Present participle
- scowling
Full tense & aspect guide
- Present
- scowl
- Present continuous
- am/is/are scowling
- Present perfect
- have/has scowled
- Present perfect continuous
- have/has been scowling
- Past
- scowled
- Past continuous
- was/were scowling
- Past perfect
- had scowled
- Past perfect continuous
- had been scowling
- Future
- will scowl
- Future continuous
- will be scowling
- Future perfect
- will have scowled
- Future perfect continuous
- will have been scowling
Choose the auxiliary that agrees with your subject. These are constructions of one word, not separate entries.
Usage notes
Primary category: literary / elevated general. Forms: scowl; scowls; scowled; scowled; scowling Legacy lexical fields mirror sense 1 only. Use numbered sense fields for all meanings. Established modern English lexical item. No separate regional spelling or grammatical inflection entry. Writing functions: description, character, dialogue. Commonness: moderately common. Third-person singular: scowls.
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