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# scowling

verb form (scowl, scowls, scowled, scowling); adjective (scowling)

«scowling» in the English dictionary: everyday — its meanings, how the lessons use it, and examples, each with its tree on Mova.

## Everyday

1. Present participle of «scowl»: making an angry, cross face with lowered eyebrows. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/S/scowling/#m1)
2. adjective Looking angry: «a scowling giant». [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/S/scowling/#m2)

### In the lessons

In stories, a grumpy character is «scowling at» someone; writers use it to show feelings without telling. Phrases: «scowling at», «a scowling face».

### Examples

- The giant was scowling at the children. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/S/scowling/#x1)
- Why are you scowling? [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/S/scowling/#x2)
- She sat scowling in the corner after losing the game. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/S/scowling/#x3)
- A scowling face looked out of the window. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/S/scowling/#x4)
- He stopped scowling when he saw the cake. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/S/scowling/#x5)
- The teacher walked in scowling. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/S/scowling/#x6)

### Note

Regular verb «scowl». Similar: «frown» (often thinking or worried), but «scowl» is angrier. Show-not-tell tip: «scowling» tells the reader someone is cross.

## On Mova

- [Trees and pragmatics of «scowling» in the school dictionary](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/S/scowling/): every meaning and example parsed by Mova, with its dependency tree and frames.
- [«scowling» in the school dictionary](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/dictionaries/school/w/scowling.html) on Mova free.