scowl

Bedeutung (Englisch)

Noun

1. The wrinkling of the brows or face in frowning; the expression of displeasure, sullenness, or discontent in the countenance; an angry frown.
2. Gloom; dark or threatening aspect.

Verb

1. To wrinkle the brows, as in frowning or displeasure; to put on a frowning look; to look sour, sullen, severe, or angry.
2. To look gloomy, dark, or threatening; to lower.
3. To look at or repel with a scowl or a frown.
4. To express by a scowl.

Konzepte

finster blicken

mürrischer Gesichtsausdruck

mürrisches Gesicht machen

Stirn runzeln

verziehen

Strinrunzeln

finsterer Blick

Ausgesprochen als (IPA)

/skaʊl/

Etymologie (Englisch)

From Middle English scowlen, scoulen, skoulen (also as Middle English schoulen), probably of North Germanic origin. Compare Danish skule (“to scowl”), Norwegian skule (“to scowl”).