Scowling

Examples

• The captain was on the point of making an angry reply, but, thinking better of it, turned on his heel and black and scowling, strode aft. Edgar Rice Burroughs. Tarzan of the Apes.
• Yes,' said Monks, scowling at the trembling boy: the beating of whose heart he might have heard. Charles Dickens. Oliver Twist.
• He honoured me with one of his magnificent bows, and then addressed himself gaily to the scowling master of the house. Wilkie Collins. The Woman in White.
• And beside him, white with rage or fear, or both, were the scowling features of the man who had accosted him in the inn-yard. Charles Dickens. Oliver Twist.
• But, neither of them took any more notice of him than whispering to each other, and scowling at him as they did so. Charles Dickens. The Pickwick Papers.
• I should like some tea, please, said Lydgate, curtly, still scowling and looking markedly at his legs stretched out before him. George Eliot. Middlemarch.
• The ribaldry of this miserable man is despicably disgusting,' said Pott, pretending to address Bob Sawyer, and scowling upon Slurk. Charles Dickens. The Pickwick Papers.
• Prue had a peculiar scowling expression of countenance, and a sullen, grumbling voice. Harriet Beecher Stowe. Uncle Tom's Cabin.
• He was not vigorous enough in evil to be actively malignant--he merely passed by sheepishly with a rated, scowling look. Charlotte Bronte. Shirley.
• Make it short, sir, said the other with an oath, scowling at his visitor. William Makepeace Thackeray. Vanity Fair.
• Heaven bless you, my child, said she, embracing Amelia, and scowling the while over the girl's shoulder at Miss Sharp. William Makepeace Thackeray. Vanity Fair.

Edited by Candice