scowling

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noun

The act of giving a scowl.

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Meanings

verb
  1. gerundparticiplepresentpresent participle and gerund of scowl
nounscowling (plural scowlings)

plural scowlings

  1. The act of giving a scowl.

    No black scowlings — no horrid gnashing of teeth — no hideous shriekings will there appal the loving ones who watch and weep by the side of him who is dying disconsolate.

    1842, John Wilson, Sacred Poetry

Synonyms & antonyms

adjectivesullen or unfriendly in appearance

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Synonym sets from Open English WordNet, CC BY 4.0.

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APA

scowling. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 3, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/scowling

MLA

“scowling.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/scowling. Accessed November 3, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “scowling,” accessed November 3, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/scowling.

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