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- noun Plural form of
scowl . - verb Third-person singular simple present indicative form of
scowl .
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Examples
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Ignoring scowls is no way to steer clear of controversy, but never mind that.
A Bright Shining Lie 2007
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Ignoring scowls is no way to steer clear of controversy, but never mind that.
A Bright Shining Lie 2007
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When your enforcer walks in the door and scowls, that is all he has to do, fear will do the rest.
British Blogs 2010
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When your enforcer walks in the door and scowls, that is all he has to do, fear will do the rest.
British Blogs 2010
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His fellow workers favored him with scowls and black looks, and made remarks, slangily witty and which he did not understand, about sucking up to the boss and pace-making and holding her down when the rains set in.
SOUTH OF THE SLOT 2010
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When Mr. Trebble returns and notices the ruler missing, he scowls.
The Trouble With May Amelia Jennifer L. Holm 2011
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Ruining the effect were the goofy long linen robes they wore and the scowls on their faces as they regarded me.
My Fair Succubi Jill Myles 2011
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But with Bush & Cheney we got 8 years of sneers, grimaces & lovely telling scowls at inopportune moments.
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Cecil scowls as we take our seats in the wherry; Dee fidgets; only Walsingham appears unconcerned, but I see him looking back toward the High Street and catch the calculation in his gaze.
Secret History of Elizabeth Tudor, Vampire Slayer Lucy Weston 2011
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Hamel's warning scowls, dismissed him and the company, first requesting, and obtaining, palace lodgment instead of the inn.
Chapter 15 2010
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