One way to hold the word: a face pulling . The come down over the eyes, the forehead gathers into lines, the mouth turns down at the corners. Nothing is said, but everyone nearby has already received the message. Everything scowl does grows out of that one downward-pulled face — the act of making it, the face itself once it is there, and, in stories, a sky that seems to be wearing it.
From the word’s history
Middle English scowlen, probably from a North Germanic source; compare Danish and Norwegian skule, to scowl. The word has named this face, and not a sound or a gesture, for as long as we can trace it.
中古英文 scowlen，來源可能是北歐日耳曼語支，可以比較丹麥文、挪威文的 skule（怒視）。從有紀錄以來，這個字指的就是這張臉，不是聲音也不是動作。
Wiktionary (kaikki extract) scowl, etymology 1: 'From Middle English scowlen, scoulen, skoulen … probably of North Germanic origin. Compare Danish skule, Norwegian skule.' source_ref kaikki:3f6f69a190036ae4:662598775
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