Make your voice a little deeper and add a scowl.
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Scowl
//skaʊl//
Synonyms for "scowl" (37 found)
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Closest matches (8)
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Related words (18)
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6 entriesAntonyms
1 entriesSynonyms
1 entriesderived
2 entriesmanner of
1 entriesrelated to
22 entriesShowing 16 of 22 words.
Translations
78 translations across 24 languages.
Arabic
3 entries- عُبُوس noun (wrinkling of the brows or face)
- عَبَسَ verb (to wrinkle the brows)
- عَبَسَ verb (to look gloomy)
Bulgarian
2 entries- намръщване noun (wrinkling of the brows or face)
- мръщя се verb (to wrinkle the brows)
Catalan
4 entries- front arrufat noun (wrinkling of the brows or face)
- mirada amenaçadora noun (gloom; dark or threatening aspect)
- arrufar les celles verb (to wrinkle the brows)
- donar una mirada verb (to look at or repel with a scowl or a frown)
Chinese Mandarin
2 entries- 皺眉 /皱眉 noun (wrinkling of the brows or face)
- 皺眉 /皱眉 verb (to wrinkle the brows)
Czech
4 entries- zakabonění se noun (wrinkling of the brows or face)
- zamračení noun (wrinkling of the brows or face)
- zamračený výraz noun (wrinkling of the brows or face)
- kabonit se verb (to wrinkle the brows)
Dutch
1 entries- fronsen verb (to wrinkle the brows)
Finnish
4 entries- kurtistus noun (wrinkling of the brows or face)
- mulkoilu noun (gloom; dark or threatening aspect)
- murjotus noun (wrinkling of the brows or face)
- murjotus noun (gloom; dark or threatening aspect)
French
3 entries- froncement noun (wrinkling of the brows or face)
- froncer verb (to wrinkle the brows)
- froncer les sourcils verb (to wrinkle the brows)
Galician
2 entries- enfociñar verb (to wrinkle the brows)
- enfurruñar verb (to wrinkle the brows)
German
3 entries- Stirnrunzeln noun (wrinkling of the brows or face)
- düster dreinblicken verb (to look gloomy)
- finster blicken verb (to look gloomy)
Greek
3 entries- αγριοκοιτάζω verb (to wrinkle the brows)
- αγριοκοιτάζω verb (to look at or repel with a scowl or a frown)
- αγριοκοιτάζω verb (to express by a scowl)
Irish
1 entries- púic noun (wrinkling of the brows or face)
Italian
3 entries- cipiglio noun (wrinkling of the brows or face)
- accigliarsi verb (to wrinkle the brows)
- guardare in cagnesco verb (to look at or repel with a scowl or a frown)
Japanese
3 entries- しかめる noun (wrinkling of the brows or face)
- にらむ verb (to wrinkle the brows)
- 顰める verb (to wrinkle the brows)
Macedonian
1 entries- мурти се noun (wrinkling of the brows or face)
Māori
3 entries- tukemata noun (wrinkling of the brows or face)
- kōruru te rae verb (to wrinkle the brows)
- whakapoururu verb (to look gloomy)
Persian
1 entries- دژبرویی noun (wrinkling of the brows or face)
Portuguese
3 entries- carranca noun (wrinkling of the brows or face)
- cenho noun (wrinkling of the brows or face)
- franzir o cenho verb (to wrinkle the brows)
Romanian
1 entries- încrunta verb (to wrinkle the brows)
Russian
4 entries- нахму́ренность noun (wrinkling of the brows or face)
- мо́рщить лоб verb (to wrinkle the brows)
- мо́рщиться verb (to wrinkle the brows)
- нахму́риться verb (to look gloomy)
Spanish
4 entries- ceño noun (wrinkling of the brows or face)
- encapotadura noun (wrinkling of the brows or face)
- encapotamiento noun (wrinkling of the brows or face)
- zuño noun (wrinkling of the brows or face)
Swedish
1 entries- bister uppsyn noun (wrinkling of the brows or face)
Ukrainian
1 entries- насупленість noun (wrinkling of the brows or face)
Welsh
1 entries- cadwch noun (wrinkling of the brows or face)
Sample sentences
16 total sentences available.
“What does your Saurea look like?” “Thin cheeks, rather ruddy, pot-bellied, savage eyes, average height and a scowl.”
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When Tom saw Mary, his scowl turned into a smile.
Source: tatoeba (9933375)
Tom had a scowl on his face.
Source: tatoeba (9940364)
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