- present participle of scowl.
scowling
Example Sentences
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He will continue appearing on television on behalf of the White House, scowling at critics and assuring the public that the administration has never been more unified.
From Salon ● Jul. 21, 2026
He got his start singing in a church choir at the age of five, and earned his nom de plume from a childhood photo of him scowling in a bunny costume.
From BBC ● Feb. 5, 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
On the world stage, meetings shift from dreary Washington offices to opulent palaces, deals get announced on a near-daily basis, and Trump engages with smiling foreign ministers, not scowling lawmakers.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Oct. 31, 2025
I can’t tell if he’s smiling or scowling, and I realize he just has one of those faces.
From "A Good Kind of Trouble" by Lisa Moore Ramée
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