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scowl | x |

As a noun scowl

is the wrinkling of the brows or face in frowning; the expression of displeasure, sullenness, or discontent in the countenance; an angry frown.

As a verb scowl

is to wrinkle the brows, as in frowning or displeasure; to put on a frowning look; to look sour, sullen, severe, or angry.

As a letter x is

the twenty-fourth letter of the.

As a symbol x is

voiceless velar fricative.

scowl

English

Noun

(en noun)
  • The wrinkling of the brows or face in frowning; the expression of displeasure, sullenness, or discontent in the countenance; an angry frown.
  • Hence, gloom; dark or threatening aspect.
  • Derived terms

    * (l), (l)

    Verb

    (en verb)
  • To wrinkle the brows, as in frowning or displeasure; to put on a frowning look; to look sour, sullen, severe, or angry.
  • * Spenser
  • She scowled and frowned with froward countenance.
  • (by extension) To look gloomy, dark, or threatening; to lower.
  • * Thomson
  • The scowling heavens.
  • To look at or repel with a scowl or a frown.
  • to scowl a rival into submission
  • To express by a scowl.
  • to scowl defiance

    Anagrams

    *

    x

    Translingual

    {{Basic Latin character info, previous=W, next=Y, image= (wikipedia X)

    Etymology 1

    Letter

  • The twenty-fourth letter of the .
  • See also
    (Latn-script)

    Cardinal number

    (mul-number)
  • The number 10.
  • Symbol

    (mul-symbol)
  • A symbol of the IPA, representing a voiceless uvular fricative.
  • strike
  • Etymology 2

    Possibly from skull and crossbones

    Symbol

    (mul-symbol)
  • Derived terms
    * XXX

    See also

    {{Letter , page=X , NATO=X-ray , Morse=–··– , Character=X , Braille=? }} Image:Latin X.png, Capital and lowercase versions of X , in normal and italic type Image:Fraktur letter X.png, Uppercase and lowercase X in Fraktur Roman numerals ----