scowl at

Frequency: 8.015.1 per million words

To direct a scowl towards a person or thing.

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Examples (10)

  • He scowled at her before stalking out of the room.
  • The teacher scowled at the noisy students in the back of the classroom.
  • She scowled at the computer screen when the application crashed again.
  • Don't scowl at me; it wasn't my fault that we missed the bus!
  • The old man scowled at the children who were playing on his lawn.
  • He stood in front of the mirror, scowling at his messy hair.
  • The supervisor scowled at the clock, realizing the meeting was running late.
  • She scowled at the rainy sky, disappointed that her picnic was canceled.
  • Why are you scowling at your vegetables instead of eating them?
  • The judge scowled at the lawyer for interrupting the witness.