scowl vs stare icily

scowl

verb
  • To express by a scowl. 

  • To wrinkle the brows, as in frowning or displeasure; to put on a frowning look; to look sour, sullen, severe, or angry. 

  • To look at or repel with a scowl or a frown. 

  • To look gloomy, dark, or threatening; to lower. 

noun
  • The wrinkling of the brows or face in frowning; the expression of displeasure, sullenness, or discontent in the countenance; an angry frown. 

  • Gloom; dark or threatening aspect. 

stare icily

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