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- Dictionaryfrown/fraʊn/
verb
- 1. furrow one's brows in an expression indicating disapproval, displeasure, or concentration: "he frowned as he reread the letter"
noun
- 1. a facial expression indicating disapproval, displeasure, or concentration, characterized by a furrowing of one's brows: "a frown of disapproval"
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an expression in which you bring your eyebrows together so that there are lines on your face above your eyes, often while turning the corners of your mouth downwards, showing that you are annoyed, worried, sad, or thinking hard: "Leave me alone!" she said with a frown. More examples. SMART Vocabulary: related words and phrases.
The meaning of FROWN is to contract the brow in displeasure or concentration. How to use frown in a sentence.
Frown definition: to contract the brow, as in displeasure or deep thought; scowl.. See examples of FROWN used in a sentence.
When someone frowns, their eyebrows become drawn together, because they are annoyed, worried, or puzzled, or because they are concentrating.
If you frown at someone, you look at them with disapproval, and if you frown on something they do, you don't approve of that either. Because you frown on smoking, you probably frown at smokers too!
1. To make a facial expression indicating thought or displeasure, as by wrinkling the brow and drawing down the corners of the mouth. 2. To regard something with disapproval or distaste: frowned on the use of so much salt in the food. n. A facial expression indicating thought or displeasure; a scowl.
A frown (also known as a scowl) is a facial expression in which the eyebrows are brought together, and the forehead is wrinkled, usually indicating displeasure, sadness or worry, or less often confusion or concentration. The appearance of a frown varies by culture. An alternative usage in North America is thought of as an expression of the mouth.
Synonyms for FROWN: grimace, scowl, mouth, smirk, pout, moue, face, lour; Antonyms of FROWN: smile, laugh, grin, beam
frown meaning: to look angry or worried by moving your eyebrows close together: . Learn more.
FROWN meaning: to look angry or worried by moving your eyebrows close together: . Learn more.
