scowling

«scowling» in Mova's school dictionary: Present participle of «scowl»: making an angry, cross… — its meaning for a pupil, its sense in the lessons and examples.

part of speech

verb form (scowl, scowls, scowled, scowling); adjective (scowling)

meaning for a pupil

1) Present participle of «scowl»: making an angry, cross face with lowered eyebrows. tree →

2) adjective Looking angry: «a scowling giant». tree →

sense in the lessons

In stories, a grumpy character is «scowling at» someone; writers use it to show feelings without telling. Phrases: «scowling at», «a scowling face».

examples

• The giant was scowling at the children. tree →
• Why are you scowling? tree →
• She sat scowling in the corner after losing the game. tree →
• A scowling face looked out of the window. tree →
• He stopped scowling when he saw the cake. tree →
• The teacher walked in scowling. tree →

note

Regular verb «scowl». Similar: «frown» (often thinking or worried), but «scowl» is angrier. Show-not-tell tip: «scowling» tells the reader someone is cross.

Trees and pragmatics

Every meaning and example of «scowling» parsed by Mova, each sentence with its dependency tree and frames.