Dictionary Entry
scowl
scowl is a 5-letter English word with 8 senses as intransitive verb, transitive verb, noun, and verb in the JumbleFix dictionary. One common meaning is: To wrinkle the brows, as in frowning or displeasure; to put on a frowning look; to look sour, sullen, severe, or angry. Face value is 10 in Scrabble and 12 in Words With Friends. Use the entries below when you need a playable sense, a nearby word, or another arrangement of the same letters.
5 letters · Scrabble 10 · Words With Friends 12 · 8 senses
Definitions
- 1intransitive verb
To wrinkle the brows, as in frowning or displeasure; to put on a frowning look; to look sour, sullen, severe, or angry.
- 2intransitive verb
Hence, to look gloomy, dark, or threatening; to lower.
- 3transitive verb
To look at or repel with a scowl or a frown.
- 4transitive verb
To express by a scowl; as, to scowl defiance.
- 5noun
The wrinkling of the brows or face in frowing; the expression of displeasure, sullenness, or discontent in the countenance; an angry frown.
- 6noun
Hence, gloom; dark or threatening aspect.
- 7noun
a facial expression of dislike or displeasure
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- 8verb
frown with displeasure
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