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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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frown. verb [ I ] uk / fraʊn / us / fraʊn / C2. to 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: frown at She frowned at me, clearly annoyed.
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. Fewer examples.
1. : to contract the brow in displeasure or concentration. frowned in anger. 2. : to give evidence of displeasure or disapproval by or as if by facial expression. critics frown on the idea. transitive verb. : to show displeasure with or disapproval of especially by facial expression. I will be neither frowned nor ridiculed into error Noah Webster.
verb. intr to draw the brows together and wrinkle the forehead, esp in worry, anger, or concentration. intr; foll by on or upon to have a dislike (of); look disapprovingly (upon) the club frowned upon political activity by its members. tr to express (worry, etc) by frowning.
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.
frown in British English. (fraʊn ) verb. 1. (intransitive) to draw the brows together and wrinkle the forehead, esp in worry, anger, or concentration. 2. (intr; foll by on or upon) to have a dislike (of); look disapprovingly (upon) the club frowned upon political activity by its members. 3. (transitive)
Definition of frown verb in Oxford Advanced Learner's Dictionary. Meaning, pronunciation, picture, example sentences, grammar, usage notes, synonyms and more.
