How do you use Scowling in a sentence? See 10+ example sentences showing how this word appears in different contexts, including synonyms like unfriendly, plus the exact meaning.
Scowling meaning
present participle and gerund of scowl
Synonyms of Scowling
Using Scowling
- The main meaning on this page is: present participle and gerund of scowl
- Useful related words include: beetle-browed, unfriendly.
- In the example corpus, scowling often appears in combinations such as: scowling at, the scowling, or scowling.
Context around Scowling
- Average sentence length in these examples: 22.7 words
- Position in the sentence: 4 start, 8 middle, 6 end
- Sentence types: 16 statements, 2 questions, 0 exclamations
Corpus analysis for Scowling
- In this selection, "scowling" usually appears in the middle of the sentence. The average example has 22.7 words, and this corpus slice is mostly made up of statements.
- Around the word, someone, performative, yawning, mug, faces and benjamin stand out and add context to how "scowling" is used.
- Recognizable usage signals include smiling or scowling and always someone scowling mutinously someone. That gives this page its own corpus information beyond isolated example sentences.
- By corpus frequency, "scowling" sits close to words such as aav, abdicating and abductor, which helps place it inside the broader word index.
Example types with scowling
The same corpus examples are grouped by length and sentence type, making it easier to see the contexts in which the word appears:
Did Harry snub Trump, hours after scowling through Buckingham Palace visit? (11 words)
Plus, what does it matter whether she’s smiling or scowling? (11 words)
Ratzinger’s scowling successors continue to hold the Church in their grasp. (12 words)
And for all his performative scowling, Scholz is clearly not up to the job of banging heads together when necessary; in fact, he has managed to look more indecisive than his predecessor Merkel, a past master in the art of putting things off. (43 words)
In other words, be sure to get your shears out in late autumn and winter - or by the end of February at the latest - if you don't want to be see the scowling faces of your neighbours. (38 words)
The campaign had quickly embraced the scowling image of the former president -- the first mug shot of a serving or former US leader -- as the symbol of his bid to take back the White House in 2024. (37 words)
Did Harry snub Trump, hours after scowling through Buckingham Palace visit? (11 words)
Plus, what does it matter whether she’s smiling or scowling? (11 words)
Example sentences (18)
His Thursday post features the mugshot -- Trump scowling at the camera as he posed in Fulton County jail -- and has a link to his 2024 presidential campaign.
If the Supreme Court were to rule in his favor on either question or both of them, his scowling mug shot might turn into one big smile – unless he is only convicted of state charges.
In other words, be sure to get your shears out in late autumn and winter - or by the end of February at the latest - if you don't want to be see the scowling faces of your neighbours.
Protesters wave Israeli flags in front of a large banner showing a scowling Benjamin Netanyahu.
Ratzinger’s scowling successors continue to hold the Church in their grasp.
The campaign had quickly embraced the scowling image of the former president -- the first mug shot of a serving or former US leader -- as the symbol of his bid to take back the White House in 2024.
There’s always someone scowling mutinously, someone beaming and someone with a rictus grin who looks like they’re seconds away from bursting into tears.
And for all his performative scowling, Scholz is clearly not up to the job of banging heads together when necessary; in fact, he has managed to look more indecisive than his predecessor Merkel, a past master in the art of putting things off.
It may seem obvious that you can work out someone’s mood based on whether they are smiling or scowling.
Did Harry snub Trump, hours after scowling through Buckingham Palace visit?
He was an older man, weary-looking and yawning, scowling at my Massachusetts license plate, his manner, in the Mexican policeman way, peevish.
He rips away a couple of forehands for 0-30 and is scowling menacingly.
In addition to the ‘’ franchise, he also scored a hit with and will return as scowling cop Big Nick for the sequel.
Plus, what does it matter whether she’s smiling or scowling?
There they were, scowling in their dashikis in the House of Representatives.
The Speaker’s wood-panelled office is where photographer Yousuf Karsh a cigar from Churchill’s mouth and captured the now-famous image of a scowling prime minister.
The witch isn't just a scowling old hag, but a key symbol of moral ambivalence.
Victor then forged himself a suit of armor, complete with a scowling mask, and took the name Doctor Doom.
Common combinations with scowling
These word pairs occur most frequently in English texts:
- scowling at 2×
- the scowling 2×
- or scowling 2×