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frown
I. \ˈfrau̇n\ verb
(-ed/-ing/-s)
Etymology: Middle English frounen, from Middle French froigner, frogner to snort, turn up one's nose, frown, of Celtic origin; akin to Middle Breton froan nostril, Welsh ffroen nostril, Old Irish srōn nose
intransitive verb
1.
a. : to contract the brow (as in displeasure, sternness, or concentration) : put on a stern, grim, or surly look : scowl
< she looked away, frowning — Richard Llewellyn >
< he frowned in astonishment — Louis Auchincloss >
b. : to present a somber or menacing appearance — used of inanimate objects
< grim gray towers … frown down upon this dignified old town — American Guide Series: Texas >
2.
a. : to give evidence of displeasure or disapproval by facial expression — used chiefly with at
< his neighbors frowned at him with impatience — Margaret Deland >
b. : to give evidence of displeasure or disapproval by other means — used chiefly with on or upon
< his religion frowns upon smoking, drinking, and modern faddism — Current Biography >
< society frowns on such deviations from good taste >
transitive verb
: to show displeasure with or disapproval of by facial expression or other means
< I will be neither frowned not ridiculed into error — Noah Webster >
II. noun
(-s)
1. : a wrinkling of the brow (as in displeasure or concentration) : a severe, reproving, or stern look : scowl
< looked about him with a frown >
2. : an expression of displeasure
< the book received critical frowns > |