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F0342500 (froun) intr.v. frowned, frown·ing, frowns 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.

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[Middle English frounen, from Old French froigner, to turn up one's nose, from frogne, grimace, of Gaulish origin; akin to Welsh ffroen, nostril, and Old Irish srón, nose.]

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frown′er n. frown′ing·ly adv. Synonyms: frown, glower, lower¹, scowl
These words mean to make a face expressing displeasure:frowns when he is annoyed; glowered when she was interrupted; lowered at the noisy child; scowled at my suggestion.

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(fraʊn) vb1. (intr) to draw the brows together and wrinkle the forehead, esp in worry, anger, or concentration2. (intr; foll by on or upon) to have a dislike (of); look disapprovingly (upon): the club frowned upon political activity by its members. 3. (tr) to express (worry, etc) by frowning4. (often foll by: down) to force, silence, etc, by a frowning lookn5. the act of frowning6. a show of dislike or displeasure[C14: from Old French froigner, of Celtic origin; compare Welsh ffroen nostril, Middle Breton froan] ˈfrowner n ˈfrowningly adv

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(fraʊn)

v.i. 1. to contract the brow, as in displeasure or deep thought; scowl. 2. to look displeased. 3. to look disapprovingly (usu. fol. by on or upon): to frown on a scheme. v.t. 4. to express by a frown. 5. to shame with a disapproving frown. n. 6. a frowning look; scowl. 7. any expression or show of disapproval. [1350–1400; Middle English frounen < Old French froignier, derivative of froigne surly expression] frown′er, n. frown′ing•ly, adv.

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Past participle: frowned
Gerund: frowning

Imperative
frown
frown

Present
I frown
you frown
he/she/it frowns
we frown
you frown
they frown

Preterite
I frowned
you frowned
he/she/it frowned
we frowned
you frowned
they frowned

Present Continuous
I am frowning
you are frowning
he/she/it is frowning
we are frowning
you are frowning
they are frowning

Present Perfect
I have frowned
you have frowned
he/she/it has frowned
we have frowned
you have frowned
they have frowned

Past Continuous
I was frowning
you were frowning
he/she/it was frowning
we were frowning
you were frowning
they were frowning

Past Perfect
I had frowned
you had frowned
he/she/it had frowned
we had frowned
you had frowned
they had frowned

Future
I will frown
you will frown
he/she/it will frown
we will frown
you will frown
they will frown

Future Perfect
I will have frowned
you will have frowned
he/she/it will have frowned
we will have frowned
you will have frowned
they will have frowned

Future Continuous
I will be frowning
you will be frowning
he/she/it will be frowning
we will be frowning
you will be frowning
they will be frowning

Present Perfect Continuous
I have been frowning
you have been frowning
he/she/it has been frowning
we have been frowning
you have been frowning
they have been frowning

Future Perfect Continuous
I will have been frowning
you will have been frowning
he/she/it will have been frowning
we will have been frowning
you will have been frowning
they will have been frowning

Past Perfect Continuous
I had been frowning
you had been frowning
he/she/it had been frowning
we had been frowning
you had been frowning
they had been frowning

Conditional
I would frown
you would frown
he/she/it would frown
we would frown
you would frown
they would frown

Past Conditional
I would have frowned
you would have frowned
he/she/it would have frowned
we would have frowned
you would have frowned
they would have frowned

Thesaurus

Noun	1.	frown - a facial expression of dislike or displeasurescowlfacial expression, facial gesture - a gesture executed with the facial muscles
Verb	1.	frown - look angry or sullen, wrinkle one's forehead, as if to signal disapprovalglower, lour, lowerscowl - frown with displeasuregrimace, make a face, pull a face - contort the face to indicate a certain mental or emotional state; "He grimaced when he saw the amount of homework he had to do"

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verb1. glare, scowl, glower, make a face, look daggers, knit your brows, give a dirty look, lour or lower He frowned at her anxiously.noun1. scowl, glare, glower, dirty look a deep frown on the boy's facefrown on or upon something disapprove of, dislike, discourage, take a dim view of, look askance at, discountenance, view with disfavour, not take kindly to, show disapproval or displeasure This practice is frowned upon as being wasteful.

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verbTo wrinkle one's brow, as in thought, puzzlement, or displeasure:glower, lower, scowl.Idiom: look black.phrasal verb
frown on or upon
To have or express an unfavorable opinion of:deprecate, disapprove, discountenance, disesteem, disfavor, object.Idioms: hold no brief for, not go for, take a dim view of, take exception to.nounThe act of wrinkling the brow, as in thought, puzzlement, or displeasure:black look, glower, lower, scowl.

Translations

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frown

(fraun) verb 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. 皺眉 皱眉 noun such a movement of the forehead and eyebrows. a frown of disapproval. 皺眉 皱眉frown on/upon to disapprove of (something). My family frowns (up) on smoking and drinking. 反對 不赞成

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