what is the difference between "scowl" and " frown"?

Question

I checked my dictionary and the find the the definations are almost same.

how do you use these two words? and how do you identify them.

Answer 1

Both carry a meaning of expressing displeasure.

But frown is more vague -- it can range from being mildly confused or uncertain to being downright unhappy.

Scowl implies a more extreme feelng -- hostile, angry emotion.

Answer 2

A scowl is a facial expression where the eyebrows are furrowed and the mouth can be but doesn't have to be in a frown. It's used to express anger. A frown is usually just the lips and the occasional "puppy dog" eyes used mainly to express sadness, disappointment, something along those lines. Scowl:

"I love your skirt Jessy" Amy said sarcasticly, Jessy scowled and pushed Amy to the floor.

Scowl is kind of like a angry frown.

Frown:

"This puzzle is so confusing!" James cried, tossing a few peices in the air. Courtney frowned and picked the peices up.


Frown is sad or disapointed. A scowl implies dissatisfaction or anger -- generally directed at an individual. A frown implies mild unhappiness or confusion. a scowl is when ur angry or in a bad mood or/and when u are mad at someone. a frown is when ur in a bad mood but at the same time are happy sort of scowl-To wrinkle or contract the brow as an expression of anger or disapproval.

Frown- 1) To wrinkle the brow, as in thought or displeasure.
2)To regard something with disapproval or distaste: frowned on the use of so much salt in the food.

Scowl seems to be a synonym for frown but frown has an additional meaning ie to dissapprove of something a frown Is an impulsive reaction towards anything you immedialty dissaprove of, A skowl is something you dissaprove of on a more emotional level.

Answer 3

I think both are definitely facial expressions showing negative emotions. I like the idea that the frown is mainly contracting the forehead, whilst the scowl includes an unhappy mouth... perhaps sometimes they are mixed though...

For me, a frown shows someone feels bad, and perhaps shows that they are feeling mental tension- something they are thinking about is making them feel bad. A scowl is more often directed at someone else- the negative emotion has been caused by someone doing something bad to the 'scowler', and by scowling, they are directing some of that negative feeling back towards the person who harmed them. Scowling is more truely emotional as well, and has less to do with conscious thought... those are my feelings on the matter...

Answer 4

What Does Scowl Mean

Answer 5

I would say that a scowl is generally made by movements of the lips, raising one side of the mouth towards the nose, whilst a frown is made by wrinkling the skin on your forehead.

Answer 6

scowl, is an action toward someone, like making faces but in a mean way like you are mad. "If looks could kill."

frown is an action toward yourself meaning you feel sadness.

Answer 7

A scowl is a scornful look and a frown is a bewildered look.

Answer 8

scowl (skoul)
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[Middle English scoulen, probably of Scandinavian origin.]

verb: scowled, scowl·ing, scowls.
intransitive verb
To wrinkle or contract the brow as an expression of anger or disapproval. See synonyms at frown
transitive verb
To express with a frowning facial expression.
noun
A look of anger or frowning disapproval.



frown (froun)
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[Middle English frounen, from Old French froigner, to turn up one's nose, from frogne, grimace, of Celtic origin.]

verb: frowned, frown·ing, frowns.
intransitive verb
To wrinkle the brow, as in thought or displeasure.
To regard something with disapproval or distaste: frowned on the use of so much salt in the food.
transitive verb
To express (disapproval, for example) by wrinkling the brow.
noun
A wrinkling of the brow in thought or displeasure; a scowl

Answer 9

Scowl is nasty and Frown is quizzical.

Answer 10

with scowl I think more of annoyance. frown is (to me) more disappointment.