to frown
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1.0
- verb
- /fraʊn/
:
fruncir el ceño
- When he heard the bad news, he couldn't help but frown in disappointment.
- society frowns
- culture frowns
- generally frown
You're going to frown and look that way with your eyes.
- You're going to frown and look that way with your eyes.
- No, but you got some that like to smile and some that like to frown.
- The taxidermy elephant seemed to frown.
- So I didn't say anything, just waited it out, sat on a table and swung my legs, smiled while they shook their heads and frowned.
- So when I got to the point where he was frowning, she said to me, if you can just stop pushing, let it and have a few more contractions.
- And no, he didn't teach squids to wave around a stick and frown at the bassist.
- Like it's a very clear tone, dark and he's always frowned.
- C frown and say what a bastard, what a rat, what a rat Men who needs them.
Examples
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The teacher will frown if you don't follow the rules in class.
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For several moments, Nathan did not respond, just frowned, lost in his own thoughts.
Fiction book (1990) -
And then if I frown, it kind of settles them in place.
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I've never seen anyone frown so much in their sleep.
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Josie wished he would smile, frown, or do anything but remain so completely still.
Fiction book (1990) -
People think I'm insane Because I am frowning all the time
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Djuro paused for a moment, frowning, but then seemed to think better of his objection.
Fiction book (1990) -
-You're frowning again.
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"What do you think?" The bassist frowned and shook his sweat-damp hair out of his face.
Fiction book (1990) -
She always frowns when she is concentrating on her work.
Synonyms
33
4.1
To give an angry look to show you do not like something
11
8.4
To look at someone in an angry, silent way
1
6.8
To move the eyebrows together in a small frown when thinking, confused, or worried
To look angry or dark, often by frowning
Antonyms
Idioms
Phrasal Verbs
14
3.9
To show that you do not approve of something, often for social or official reasons
Compounds
3
3.9
A small wrinkle between the eyebrows that appears when you often look angry or worried
How Displeased
Surface Forms
Etymology
The verb frown shares the same image of the brow, which means 'forehead', so to frown is to pull your brows together and make a worried, angry, or thinking face.