frowningn.

/ˈfraʊnɪŋ/

Etymology: < frown v. + -ing suffix¹.

The action of frown v.; an instance of the same.

ΘΚΠ

the world > life > the body > external parts of body > head > face > face with expression or expression > [noun] > grimace or distortion > making

frowningc1400

mowing1440

frouncing1530

writhing1577

mopping1615

working1770

girning1900

c1400 Rom. Rose 4062 With that the cherl his clubbe gan shake, Frouning his eyen gan to make, And hidous chere.

c1440 Promptorium Parvulorum 181/1 Frownynge.

1548 N. Udall et al. tr. Erasmus Paraphr. Newe Test. I. Luke iii. f. 9 E vj For bittur frounyng, godly ioye and lightenesse of herte.

1592 W. Wyrley Capitall de Buz in True Vse Armorie 145 With frownings dume, downe are his smilings cast.

1616 J. Lane Contin. Squire's Tale x. 478 Turnes him fro, and nought but frowninges gave.

1713 A. Pope Narr. Robert Norris 22 He read a Page or two with much Frowning.

1821 J. Clare Village Minstrel I. 16 How pinch'd with winter's frownings he has been.

1872 C. Darwin Expression Emotions Man & Animals ix. 224 We may conclude that frowning is not the expression of simple reflection..but of something difficult or displeasing encountered.

This entry has not yet been fully updated (first published 1898; most recently modified version published online September 2021).

frowningadj.

/ˈfraʊnɪŋ/

Etymology: < frown v. + -ing suffix².

a. That frowns; gloomy; stern; disapproving, threatening.

ΘΚΠ

the mind > attention and judgement > contempt > disapproval > [adjective] > expressing disapproval by looks

frowningc1386

stern1390

squiggle-eyed1960

the mind > emotion > suffering > dejection > [adjective] > of the appearance or face

louring13..

sada1375

frowningc1386

fluishc1460

Lentena1500

glumming1526

Friday-faced1583

becloudeda1586

gash1589

dark1593

mumping1594

hanging1607

fiddle-facedc1785

murky1830

unsunned1838

thought-ladena1847

unsunny1859

unhappy-looking1863

unhappy-faced1876

boot-faced1958

the mind > emotion > anger > irascibility > ill humour > expression of ill humour > [adjective] > frowning or scowling

louring13..

felonc1374

frowningc1386

glumming1526

glum1547

scowling1552

dark1593

frowned1598

black1604

glouting1641

frownful1771

black-browed1792

brow-bent1796

frownya1861

afrown1869

c1386 G. Chaucer Clerk's Tale 300 And eke whan I say ya, ye say not nay, Neither by word ne frouning countenance: Swere this, and here I swere our alliance.

c1430 J. Lydgate Minor Poems 245 Now frownyng cheer, now fressh of visage.

1567 G. Turberville To a Gentlewoman from whome he tooke a Ring 1 What needes this frowning face?

1659 D. Pell Πελαγος 377 A frowning, raging, and rowling storm.

1736 D. Neal Hist. Puritans III. 520 The General Assembly..sent at the same time two frowning letters.

1822 ‘B. Cornwall’ Modena in Poems And o'er her many a frowning fold Of crimson shades her closed eyes.

1847 A. M. Gilliam Trav. Mexico (new ed.) 20 The frowning guns of the Castle.

1862 H. Marryat One Year in Sweden II. 402 A deep ravine of frowning rocks.

b. attributive in †frowning cloth, an imaginary frontlet supposed to be worn by a person when displeased.

ΚΠ

1580 J. Lyly Euphues & his Eng. (new ed.) f. 31^v The gallery, wher she was solytarily walking with hir frowning cloth as sick lately of the sullens.

This entry has not yet been fully updated (first published 1898; most recently modified version published online March 2022).

单词	frowning
释义	frowningn. /ˈfraʊnɪŋ/ Etymology: < frown v. + -ing suffix¹. The action of frown v.; an instance of the same. ΘΚΠ the world > life > the body > external parts of body > head > face > face with expression or expression > [noun] > grimace or distortion > making frowningc1400 mowing1440 frouncing1530 writhing1577 mopping1615 working1770 girning1900 c1400 Rom. Rose 4062 With that the cherl his clubbe gan shake, Frouning his eyen gan to make, And hidous chere. c1440 Promptorium Parvulorum 181/1 Frownynge. 1548 N. Udall et al. tr. Erasmus Paraphr. Newe Test. I. Luke iii. f. 9 E vj For bittur frounyng, godly ioye and lightenesse of herte. 1592 W. Wyrley Capitall de Buz in True Vse Armorie 145 With frownings dume, downe are his smilings cast. 1616 J. Lane Contin. Squire's Tale x. 478 Turnes him fro, and nought but frowninges gave. 1713 A. Pope Narr. Robert Norris 22 He read a Page or two with much Frowning. 1821 J. Clare Village Minstrel I. 16 How pinch'd with winter's frownings he has been. 1872 C. Darwin Expression Emotions Man & Animals ix. 224 We may conclude that frowning is not the expression of simple reflection..but of something difficult or displeasing encountered. This entry has not yet been fully updated (first published 1898; most recently modified version published online September 2021). frowningadj. /ˈfraʊnɪŋ/ Etymology: < frown v. + -ing suffix². a. That frowns; gloomy; stern; disapproving, threatening. ΘΚΠ the mind > attention and judgement > contempt > disapproval > [adjective] > expressing disapproval by looks frowningc1386 stern1390 squiggle-eyed1960 the mind > emotion > suffering > dejection > [adjective] > of the appearance or face louring13.. sada1375 frowningc1386 fluishc1460 Lentena1500 glumming1526 Friday-faced1583 becloudeda1586 gash1589 dark1593 mumping1594 hanging1607 fiddle-facedc1785 murky1830 unsunned1838 thought-ladena1847 unsunny1859 unhappy-looking1863 unhappy-faced1876 boot-faced1958 the mind > emotion > anger > irascibility > ill humour > expression of ill humour > [adjective] > frowning or scowling louring13.. felonc1374 frowningc1386 glumming1526 glum1547 scowling1552 dark1593 frowned1598 black1604 glouting1641 frownful1771 black-browed1792 brow-bent1796 frownya1861 afrown1869 c1386 G. Chaucer Clerk's Tale 300 And eke whan I say ya, ye say not nay, Neither by word ne frouning countenance: Swere this, and here I swere our alliance. c1430 J. Lydgate Minor Poems 245 Now frownyng cheer, now fressh of visage. 1567 G. Turberville To a Gentlewoman from whome he tooke a Ring 1 What needes this frowning face? 1659 D. Pell Πελαγος 377 A frowning, raging, and rowling storm. 1736 D. Neal Hist. Puritans III. 520 The General Assembly..sent at the same time two frowning letters. 1822 ‘B. Cornwall’ Modena in Poems And o'er her many a frowning fold Of crimson shades her closed eyes. 1847 A. M. Gilliam Trav. Mexico (new ed.) 20 The frowning guns of the Castle. 1862 H. Marryat One Year in Sweden II. 402 A deep ravine of frowning rocks. b. attributive in †frowning cloth, an imaginary frontlet supposed to be worn by a person when displeased. ΚΠ 1580 J. Lyly Euphues & his Eng. (new ed.) f. 31^v The gallery, wher she was solytarily walking with hir frowning cloth as sick lately of the sullens. This entry has not yet been fully updated (first published 1898; most recently modified version published online March 2022). < n.c1400adj.c1386
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