scowl

US: /ˈskaʊɫ/
UK: /skˈa‍ʊl/


English Vietnamese dictionary


scowl /skaul/
  • danh từ
    • sự quắc mắt; sự cau có giận dữ
    • vẻ cau có đe doạ
    • động từ
      • quắc mắt; cau có giận dữ, mặt sưng mày sỉa
      • to scowl down
        • cau mày mà áp đảo, quắc mắt mà áp đảo (ai, sự chống đối...)

    Advanced English dictionary


    verb, noun
    + verb
    [V] ~ (at sb/sth) to look at sb/sth in an angry or annoyed way
    Synonym: GLOWER
    The receptionist scowled at me.
    + noun
    an angry look or expression: He looked up at me with a scowl.

    Thesaurus dictionary


    v.
    1 glower, frown, grimace, glare, look daggers, lower or lour:
    It's hard to tell if he's ever pleased because he's always scowling.
    n.
    2 frown, grimace, glare, dirty look:
    I do wish she would wipe that scowl off her face and try to look more pleasant.

    Collocation dictionary


    ADJ.

    black, dark | permanent

    VERB + SCOWL

    wear | give sb | be set in
    His face was set in a permanent scowl.

    SCOWL + VERB

    deepen

    PREP.

    in a ~
    Her brows drew together in a scowl.
    | with a ~
    He looked up at me with a scowl.

    PHRASES

    have a scowl on your face

    ADV.

    darkly, fiercely, heavily
    She scowled darkly and muttered something under her breath.
    | down

    PREP.

    at
    His eyes scowled down at her.


    Concise English dictionary


    scowls|scowled|scowlingskaʊl
    noun
    +a facial expression of dislike or displeasure
    verb
    +frown with displeasure