- 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
Whether it’s Morton’s perpetually scowling expression in the infrequent cutaways to Brian’s life back home or the on-the-nose emphasis on looming gray clouds, there’s no question a storm is coming.
From Los Angeles Times ● Oct. 3, 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
During practice sessions my sisters and I would eat potato chips, scowling at our hated instruments and speculating on the lives of our music teachers.
From "Me Talk Pretty One Day" by David Sedaris
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