scowl
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Is scowl a Scrabble word?
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- Scrabble US/Canada (OTCWL) Yes
- Scrabble UK (SOWPODS) Yes
- Wordle Yes
- Words With Friends Yes
What is the meaning of scowl?
Definition
noun (English)
1. (by extension) Gloom; dark or threatening aspect.Examples: "Mr. Pynsent, who had asked Miss Amory to dance, came up on one occasion to claim her hand, but scowls of recognition having already passed between him and Mr. Arthur Pendennis in the dancing-room, Arthur suddenly rose up and claimed Miss Amory as his partner for the present dance […]"broadly
verb (English)
1. (intransitive) To wrinkle the brows, as in frowning or displeasure; to put on a frowning look; to look sour, sullen, severe, or angry.Examples: "She scould, and frownd with froward countenaunce"intransitive
2. (intransitive, by extension) To look gloomy, dark, or threatening; to lower.Examples: "The scowling heavens."broadlyintransitive
3. (transitive) To look at or repel with a scowl or a frown.Examples: "to scowl a rival into submission"transitive
4. (transitive) To express by a scowl.Examples: "to scowl defiance"transitive
noun (English)
1. (UK, dialect, obsolete) Old workings of iron ore.UKdialectalobsoleteuncountable
Definition source: Wiktionary