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1. (v.i.) frown
to contract the brow, as in displeasure or deep thought; scowl.
2. frown
to look displeased.
3. frown
to look disapprovingly (usu. fol. by on or upon):
to frown on a scheme.
4. (v.t.) frown
to express by a frown.
5. frown
to shame with a disapproving frown.
6. (n.) frown
a frowning look; scowl.
7. frown
any expression or show of disapproval.
Etymology: (1350–1400; ME frounen < OF froignier, der. of froigne surly expression)
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| Definition of 'frown' |
Princeton's WordNet |
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1. (verb) frown, scowl
a facial expression of dislike or displeasure
2. (verb) frown, glower, lour, lower
look angry or sullen, wrinkle one's forehead, as if to signal disapproval
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1. (verb) frown
to move your eyebrows together in an expression of concentration, anger, or worry
The teacher frowned at us.; He was frowning with/in concentration.
2. (noun) frown
the way your face looks when you frown
the worried frown on his face
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Webster Dictionary |
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1. (noun) frown
a wrinkling of the face in displeasure, rebuke, etc.; a sour, severe, or stere look; a scowl
2. (noun) frown
any expression of displeasure; as, the frowns of Providence; the frowns of Fortune
3. (verb) frown
to contract the brow in displeasure, severity, or sternness; to scowl; to put on a stern, grim, or surly look
4. (verb) frown
to manifest displeasure or disapprobation; to look with disfavor or threateningly; to lower; as, polite society frowns upon rudeness
5. (verb) frown
to repress or repel by expressing displeasure or disapproval; to rebuke with a look; as, frown the impudent fellow into silence
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Sense: to make the forehead wrinkle and the eyebrows move down (as a sign of worry, disapproval, deep thought etc)
He frowned at her bad behaviour.
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 Afrikaans: frons |
 Arabic: يَعْبِس، يُقَطِّب حاجِبيه |
 Bulgarian: мръщя се |
 Brazilian: franzir a testa |
 Czech: (za)mračit se |
 German: die Stirn runzeln |
 Danish: rynke panden |
 Greek: συνοφρυώνομαι, δυσανασχετ |
 Spanish: fruncir el ceño |
 Estonian: kulmu kortsutama |
 Farsi: اخم کردن |
 Finnish: kurtistaa kulmiaan |
 French: froncer les sourcils |
 Hebrew: לְקַמֵט אֶת הַמֵצָח |
 Hindi: त्यौरी चढा़ना |
 Croatian: mrgoditi se, mrštiti se |
 Hungarian: szemöldököt ráncol |
 Indonesian: mengerutkan muka |
 Icelandic: hleypa brúnum, yggla sig |
 Italian: accigliarsi, aggrottare l |
 Japanese: まゆをひそめる |
 Korean: 눈살을 찌푸리다 |
 Lithuanian: susiraukti |
 Latvian: raukt pieri |
 Malay: mengerutkan muka |
 Dutch: fronsen |
 Norwegian: rynke pannen, skule, se m |
 Polish: marszczyć brwi |
 Persian: اخم کردن |
 Pashto: تندى تر يو كول، په زيږ وك |
 Portuguese: franzir a testa |
 Romanian: a seîncrunta |
 Russian: хмуриться |
 Slovak: mračiť sa |
 Slovenian: namrščiti obrvi |
 Serbian: mrgoditi se |
 Swedish: rynka pannan |
 Thai: ทำหน้านิ่วคิ้วขมวด |
 Turkish: kaşlarını çatmak |
 Taiwanese: 皺眉 |
 Ukrainian: насуплювати брови |
 Urdu: تیوری چڑھانا |
 Vietnamese: cau mày; nhăn mặt |
 Chinese: 皱眉 |
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