frowned; frowning; frowns
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
: to show displeasure with or disapproval of especially by facial expression
I will be neither frowned nor ridiculed into error—
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frowner
noun
1
: an expression of displeasure
2
: a wrinkling of the brow in displeasure or concentration
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Examples of frown in a Sentence
Verb
She was frowning when she entered the room, so I knew that she was annoyed about something.
the boss just stood there and frowned at his assistant who, once again, was in trouble
Noun
it was clear from the frown on the CEO's face that sales were headed in the wrong direction
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Roxana Hadadi, Vulture, 13 Nov. 2024
In all three cases, Google is fighting desperately to avoid being broken up as a monopoly, and judges have frowned deeply upon its handling of evidence.
—Ethan Baron, The Mercury News, 10 Nov. 2024
R. Eric Thomas, The Denver Post, 11 Oct. 2024
Tradition frowns upon the mother of the bride shaking you down for more cash like an old-timey casino bookie.
Send questions to R. Eric Thomas at eric@askingeric.com or P.O. Box 22474, Philadelphia, PA 19110.
—R. Eric Thomas, The Mercury News, 11 Oct. 2024
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Verb
What Wyler is frowning about, past this threat to her own ambition — that’s less coherent.
—Roxana Hadadi, Vulture, 13 Nov. 2024
In all three cases, Google is fighting desperately to avoid being broken up as a monopoly, and judges have frowned deeply upon its handling of evidence.
—Ethan Baron, The Mercury News, 10 Nov. 2024
Noun
Tradition frowns upon the mother of the bride shaking you down for more cash like an old-timey casino bookie.
—R. Eric Thomas, The Denver Post, 11 Oct. 2024
Tradition frowns upon the mother of the bride shaking you down for more cash like an old-timey casino bookie.
Send questions to R. Eric Thomas at eric@askingeric.com or P.O. Box 22474, Philadelphia, PA 19110.
—R. Eric Thomas, The Mercury News, 11 Oct. 2024
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“Frown.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/frown. Accessed 23 Nov. 2024.
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frown
1 of 2 verb1
: to wrinkle the forehead (as in anger or thought)
2
: to show displeasure or disapproval by or as if by facial expression
frowns on rudeness
frowner
noun
frown
2 of 2 noun1
: an expression of displeasure
2
: a wrinkling of the brow in displeasure or thought
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