Frown
31frown — [fraʊn] verb [I] I to move your EYEBROWS down and closer together because you are annoyed, worried, or thinking hard • frown on sb/sth II noun [C] frown [fraʊn] an expression on your face that is made by moving your EYEBROWS down and closer… …
32frown — v. & n. v. 1 intr. wrinkle one s brows, esp. in displeasure or deep thought. 2 intr. (foll. by at, on, upon) express disapproval. 3 intr. (of a thing) present a gloomy aspect. 4 tr. compel with a frown (frowned them into silence). 5 tr. express… …
33frown — 1. noun /fɹaʊn/ 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. 2. verb /fɹaʊn/ To have a frown on ones face …
34frown at — verb To disapprove (of). This town frowns at scandalous behavior. Syn: frown upon …
35frown — I (New American Roget s College Thesaurus) v. i. scowl, lower, glower; look askance. n. scowl. See irascibility, disapprobation, dejection. Ant., smile. II (Roget s IV) n. Syn. scowl, grimace, glower, glare, pout, wry face, gloomy countenance,… …
36frown — [14] Probably the underlying notion of frowning is ‘snorting’ rather than ‘wrinkling the brows’. It comes from Old French froignier, which meant ‘snort’ as well as ‘frown’. It is assumed to have been adopted into French from a Celtic language of… …
37frown on — see frown upon …
38frown — verb furrow one s brows in an expression indicating disapproval, displeasure, or concentration. ↘(frown on/upon) disapprove of. noun an expression of this type. Derivatives frowning adjective frowningly adverb Origin ME: from OFr. froignier, from …
39frown — v 1. scowl, glower, glare, lower, gloom, look sullen, look black, look daggers, Scot. glunch, Sl. give a dirty look, Sl. don the hate mug. 2. frown on or upon disapprove, disfavor, view with disfavor, look askance at, not think much of, not take… …
40frown — verb Syn: scowl, glower, glare, lour, make a face, look daggers, give someone a black look, knit one s brows; informal give someone a dirty look Ant: smile Phrases: frown on …
