I. verb
COLLOCATIONS FROM OTHER ENTRIES
scowling (= one that shows you are not pleased about something )
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He looked around and saw his boss's scowling face behind him.
EXAMPLES FROM OTHER ENTRIES
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"What do you want?" said the old man, scowling.
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Jane scowled and told them to get out.
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What are you scowling at me for? You asked me to wake you up.
EXAMPLES FROM CORPUS
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He went reluctantly, scowling and cursing the man on the horse.
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Irritable and moody, she shook her hair back and leaned back on her braced hands and scowled at me.
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Luce washed herself and smoothed her fringe as best she could, scowling at her reflection in the mirror.
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Papi always scowled and told her not to speak such nonsense.
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Reed has been scowling so long in his long career that it seems a natural repose for him.
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The off-shift sat scowling on a wall, counting their money.
II. noun
EXAMPLES FROM OTHER ENTRIES
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A teenage girl was sitting alone in a corner with a scowl on her face.
EXAMPLES FROM CORPUS
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Bedford returned the scowl with a smile.
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Bell started Job Corps last March, standing 6 foot 6 and wearing a scowl .
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He looked up at me with a scowl , a scowl of surprise.
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He will laugh loudly then stop suddenly, with a scowl .
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She passes through much of the movie with a monotonous scowl .
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The little mouth was born with a scowl , the brows positively beetle over the turned-up be-ringed breathing apparatus.
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The ripple of laughter that followed brought a scowl to Trentham's face.