scowl

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• /skaʊl/
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From Middle English scowlen, scoulen, skoulen (also as Middle English schoulen), probably of North Germanic origin. Compare Danish skule (“to scowl”), Norwegian skule (“to scowl”).

69 source translations are retained for this English entry.

• Arabic: عُبُوس (ʕubūs) — wrinkling of the brows or face
• Bulgarian: намръщване (namrǎštvane) — wrinkling of the brows or face
• Catalan: front arrufat — wrinkling of the brows or face
• Chinese Mandarin: 皺眉 /皱眉 (zhòuméi) — wrinkling of the brows or face
• Czech: zakabonění se — wrinkling of the brows or face
• Czech: zamračení — wrinkling of the brows or face
• Czech: zamračený výraz — wrinkling of the brows or face
• Finnish: kurtistus — wrinkling of the brows or face
• Finnish: murjotus — wrinkling of the brows or face
• French: froncement — wrinkling of the brows or face
• German: Stirnrunzeln — wrinkling of the brows or face
• Irish: púic — wrinkling of the brows or face
• Italian: cipiglio — wrinkling of the brows or face
• Japanese: しかめる (shikameru) — wrinkling of the brows or face
• Macedonian: мурти се (murti se) — wrinkling of the brows or face
• Māori: tukemata — wrinkling of the brows or face
• Persian: دژبرویی (dožboruyi) — wrinkling of the brows or face
• Portuguese: carranca — wrinkling of the brows or face
• Portuguese: cenho — wrinkling of the brows or face
• Russian: нахму́ренность (naxmúrennostʹ) — wrinkling of the brows or face
• Swedish: bister uppsyn — wrinkling of the brows or face
• Ukrainian: насупленість (nasúplenist’) — wrinkling of the brows or face
• Welsh: cadwch — wrinkling of the brows or face
• Catalan: mirada amenaçadora — gloom; dark or threatening aspect
• Finnish: synkkä ilme — gloom; dark or threatening aspect
• Finnish: mulkoilu — gloom; dark or threatening aspect
• Finnish: murjotus — gloom; dark or threatening aspect
• Arabic: عَبَسَ (ʕabasa) — to wrinkle the brows
• Bulgarian: мръщя се (mrǎštja se) — to wrinkle the brows
• Catalan: arrufar les celles — to wrinkle the brows
• Chinese Mandarin: 皺眉 /皱眉 (zhòuméi) — to wrinkle the brows
• Czech: kabonit se — to wrinkle the brows
• Czech: zamračit se — to wrinkle the brows
• Czech: mračit se — to wrinkle the brows
• Dutch: fronsen — to wrinkle the brows
• Finnish: kurtistaa — to wrinkle the brows
• Finnish: murjottaa — to wrinkle the brows
• French: froncer — to wrinkle the brows
• French: froncer les sourcils — to wrinkle the brows
• Galician: enfociñar — to wrinkle the brows
• Galician: enfurruñar — to wrinkle the brows
• Greek: αγριοκοιτάζω (agriokoitázo) — to wrinkle the brows
• Italian: accigliarsi — to wrinkle the brows
• Japanese: 顰める — to wrinkle the brows
• Japanese: にらむ (niramu) — to wrinkle the brows
• Māori: kōruru te rae — to wrinkle the brows
• Portuguese: franzir o cenho — to wrinkle the brows
• Romanian: încrunta — to wrinkle the brows
• Russian: хму́рить бро́ви (xmúritʹ bróvi) — to wrinkle the brows
• Russian: хму́риться (xmúritʹsja) — to wrinkle the brows
• Russian: мо́рщить лоб (mórščitʹ lob) — to wrinkle the brows
• Russian: мо́рщиться (mórščitʹsja) — to wrinkle the brows
• Arabic: عَبَسَ (ʕabasa) — to look gloomy
• Catalan: fer una mala mirada — to look gloomy
• Finnish: synkistellä — to look gloomy
• Finnish: julmistella — to look gloomy
• Finnish: murjottaa — to look gloomy
• German: finster blicken — to look gloomy
• German: düster dreinblicken — to look gloomy
• Māori: whakapoururu — to look gloomy
• Russian: хму́риться (xmúritʹsja) — to look gloomy
• Russian: нахму́риться (naxmúritʹsja) — to look gloomy
• Catalan: donar una mirada — to look at or repel with a scowl or a frown
• Finnish: mulkoilla — to look at or repel with a scowl or a frown
• Greek: αγριοκοιτάζω (agriokoitázo) — to look at or repel with a scowl or a frown
• Italian: guardare in cagnesco — to look at or repel with a scowl or a frown
• Catalan: etzibar — to express by a scowl
• Finnish: mulkoilla — to express by a scowl
• Greek: αγριοκοιτάζω (agriokoitázo) — to express by a scowl