scowl
Other forms: scowling; scowled; scowls
When you scowl you make an angry face. The angry face you make is also called a scowl. Lighten up.
Scowl is an expressive word: it shares "ow" with frown, and if you say it like you mean it you might end up scowling yourself. Being scowled at is more unsettling than being frowned at. A scowl is like an angry frown you would give someone if you disapproved of them. A frown expresses sadness, but a scowl expresses disdain.
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frown with displeasure
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a facial expression of dislike or displeasuresynonyms: frown
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There’s more to language than what we say or write. The things we do physically can say a lot — even without words. And even though body language is word-less, there are lots of terms for describing the gestures, postures, and facial expressions we make when we want to say something without uttering a single word.
As you read Graham Salisbury's "The Ravine," learn this word list. Here are links to other word lists for texts in Grade 6's Collection 1: The Ravine, Fine?, Fears and Phobias, In the Spotlight
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