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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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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. SMART Vocabulary: related words and phrases.
intransitive verb. 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.
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)
Definitions of frown. noun. a facial expression of dislike or displeasure. synonyms: scowl. see more. verb. look angry or sullen, wrinkle one's forehead, as if to signal disapproval. synonyms: glower, lour, lower. see more. Pronunciation. US. /fraʊn/ UK. /fraʊn/ Cite this entry. Style: MLA. "Frown."
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 downward, showing that you are annoyed, worried, sad, or thinking hard: "Leave me alone!" she said with a frown. More examples. SMART Vocabulary: related words and phrases.
verb. /fraʊn/ [intransitive, transitive] Verb Forms. Phrasal Verbs. to make a serious, angry or worried expression by bringing your eyebrows closer together so that lines appear on your forehead. frown (at somebody/something) What are you frowning at me for? She frowned with concentration. + speech ‘I don't understand,’ she frowned. Wordfinder.
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 definition: to contract the brow, as in displeasure or deep thought; scowl.. See examples of FROWN used in a sentence.
FROWN definition: 1. to make your face show that you are annoyed or worried by moving your eyebrows (= lines of hair…. Learn more.
Definition of 'frown' frown. (fraʊn ) Word forms: frowns, frowning, frowned. 1. intransitive verb. When someone frowns, their eyebrows become drawn together, because they are annoyed, worried, or puzzled, or because they are concentrating. Nancy shook her head, frowning. He frowned at her anxiously.
