Frown

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  • intransitive verb. To wrinkle the brow, as in thought or displeasure.
  • intransitive verb. To regard something with disapproval or distaste.
  • intransitive verb. To express (disapproval, for example) by wrinkling the brow.
  • noun. A wrinkling of the brow in thought or displeasure; a scowl.
  • The Century Dictionary and Cyclopedia
  • noun. A contraction or wrinkling of the brow expressing displeasure or severity, or merely perplexity, difficult concentration of thought, etc.; a severe or stern look; a scowl.
  • noun. Any expression or show of disapproval or displeasure: as, the frowns of Providence.
  • To contract the brow as an expression of displeasure or severity, or merely of perplexity, concentrated attention, etc.; put on a stern or surly look; scowl.
  • To look or act disapprovingly or threateningly; lower: as, to frown upon a scheme.
  • To repress or repel by an aspect of displeasure; rebuke by a stern or angry look or by severe words or conduct: as, to frown one into silence; to frown down a proposition.
  • the GNU version of the Collaborative International Dictionary of English
  • transitive verb. To repress or repel by expressing displeasure or disapproval; to rebuke with a look.
  • noun. A wrinkling of the face in displeasure, rebuke, etc.; a sour, severe, or stern look; a scowl.
  • noun. Any expression of displeasure
  • intransitive verb. To contract the brow in displeasure, severity, or sternness; to scowl; to put on a stern, grim, or surly look.
  • intransitive verb. To manifest displeasure or disapprobation; to look with disfavor or threateningly; to lower.
  • Wiktionary, Creative Commons Attribution/Share-Alike License
  • noun. A facial expression in which the eyebrows are brought together, and the forehead is wrinkled, usually indicating displeasure, sadness or worry, or less often confusion or concentration.
  • verb. To have a frown on one's face.
  • WordNet 3.0 Copyright 2006 by Princeton University. All rights reserved.
  • noun. a facial expression of dislike or displeasure
  • verb. look angry or sullen, wrinkle one's forehead, as if to signal disapproval
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