scowled

verb

past tense of scowl
as in glared
to look with anger or disapproval scowled down at the misbehaving child

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Recent Examples of scowled However, the youngster scowled at the suggestion that Argentina might face a trophy-less era following Messi's retirement. — ABC News, 5 Oct. 2026 Those that attended mostly sat and scowled. — Aidan McLaughlin, Vanity Fair, 25 Feb. 2026 Another line of attack likens the show to when bachelorette parties invade gay bars — a practice frequently scowled upon by gay patrons. — Seth Abramovitch, HollywoodReporter, 22 Dec. 2025 Behar scowled at Goldberg's comment, which opened the floodgates for the remaining panelists. — Joey Nolfi, Entertainment Weekly, 6 Nov. 2025
Recent Examples of Synonyms for scowled
  1. glared
  2. stared
  3. frowned
Verb
  • Still, as the rockets glared and smoke from pre-match pyrotechnics faded, those seats filled quickly.
    — Sean Keeler, Denver Post, 18 July 2026
  • Although Brown was absent from Howe’s lyrics, his specter glared from between the lines, apocalyptic and militant.
    — Jake Lundberg, The Atlantic, 8 June 2026
Definition of glared
Verb
  • At eleven-thirty, Molina sat down at his kitchen table and, like López’s father, stared outside while listening.
    — Jordan Salama, New Yorker, 12 Oct. 2026
  • Standing barefoot outside his home at 8th Street and Balboa Boulevard, holding a cup of coffee, Ross Stewart, 79, stared at the gray sky and at the berms.
    — Fedor Zarkhin, Los Angeles Times, 11 Oct. 2026
Definition of stared
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  • Private schools offer another route, but are still frowned upon as a way to buy an advantage.
    — Nicholas Bequelin, Time, 16 Oct. 2026
  • Business is bad for Ray, in part because Eye-Ra is an alien cyclops, and human-alien collaboration is frowned upon in this world.
    — Guy Lodge, Variety, 10 Oct. 2026
Definition of frowned

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“Scowled.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/scowled. Accessed 20 Oct. 2026.

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