- present participle of scowl.
scowling
Example Sentences
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The local Chelsea News ran a full-page print ad showing Bores scowling next to the phrase: “ICE ICE BORES.”
From The Wall Street Journal ● Mar. 20, 2026
In September, Japan's Nintendo marked four decades since the release of the first "Super Mario Bros." game with its platforms, pipes and scowling enemies.
From Barron's ● Nov. 13, 2025
Combative and scowling, a news conference after a semi-final win in the Champions Trophy in March became a 20-minute argument.
From BBC ● Jul. 28, 2025
Hine’s tousled little boy, who looks forlornly into the camera with scowling dark eyes beneath a furrowed brow, likely had no such liberating choice.
From Los Angeles Times ● May 5, 2025
She conceals the length of hair she has been braiding in her pocket, scowling as she knows she will have to rebraid the entire piece because her concentration was broken.
From "The Night Circus" by Erin Morgenstern
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