frown
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1.0
- noun
- /fraʊn/
:
ceño
- Her frown showed that she was not pleased with the decision.
- smiles and frowns
Come on, turn that frown upside down, little lady.
- Come on, turn that frown upside down, little lady.
- Let's just turn that frown upside down and see that it isn't all bad.
- Where to put that advice, That frown of yours?
- Frazier's still rising, but the referee wears a frown.
- I swam too deep and I ruined my ear and it sound really terrible but I turned it around, turned the frown upside down.
- You know, if you're taking your old lady out, you know, don't have a frown on your face, you know, try and have a new experience.
- Remember her frown, wide eyes, terror of getting things wrong, her clear, arguable thesis on Desdemona's motives.
- Frazier's still rising, but the referee was a frown.
- At least we're not to that extent because of this frown upon.
Examples
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Judging by the frown on his face, he didn't see the flight he wanted.
Fiction book (1991) -
One of the big dogs out of the way, a deep frown on his forehead.
Fiction book (1990) -
This is the day when it's hard to wear a frown
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I love your frown when you concentrate.
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Every role he plays, he walks around with a frown or semi-angry look on his face.
Blog text (32) -
I'm sure there's a pretty face under that frown somewhere.
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There was a slight frown on Lytol's face as the two left.
Fiction book (1991) -
Oh, she wept with delight When he gave her a smile And trembled with fear at his frown Hello.
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Captain Barfoot, with a frown on his face, has been known to silence a whole tavern.
Fiction book (1990) -
These words bring a vein to my uncle's forehead and a frown to my sister's beautiful face.
Synonyms
15
3.9
An angry look that shows you do not like something
A look with eyebrows pulled together and lips pressed to show disapproval
Antonyms
Idioms
Compounds
3
3.9
A small wrinkle between the eyebrows that appears when you often look angry or worried
How Displeased
Surface Forms
Etymology
Frown is easy to remember if you think of the brow, which means 'forehead'; a frown is the face you get when you bring your brows together and make wrinkles to show dislike, worry, or confusion.