frown
Pronunciation Noun

frown (plural frowns)

  1. 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.
  2. A facial expression in which the corners of the mouth are pointed down.
Translations
  • French: froncement
  • German: finsterer Blick, Stirnrunzeln
  • Italian: accigliato, accigliamento, corruccio, corrucciamento
  • Portuguese: franzimento
  • Russian: нахму́ренные бро́ви
  • Spanish: ceño
Verb

frown (frowns, present participle frowning; past and past participle frowned)

  1. (intransitive) To have a frown on one's face.
    She frowned when I told her the news.
  2. (intransitive, figurative) To manifest displeasure or disapprobation; to look with disfavour or threateningly.
    Noisy gossip in the library is frowned upon.
    • c. 1593, William Shakespeare, “The Tragedy of Richard the Third: […]”, in Mr. William Shakespeares Comedies, Histories, & Tragedies: Published According to the True Originall Copies (First Folio), London: Printed by Isaac Iaggard, and Ed[ward] Blount, published 1623, OCLC 606515358 ↗, [Act V, scene iii]:
      The sky doth frown and lower upon our army.
  3. (transitive) To repress or repel by expressing displeasure or disapproval; to rebuke with a look.
    Let us frown the impudent fellow into silence.
  4. (transitive) To communicate by frowning.
    Frank frowned his displeasure with my proposal.
Synonyms Translations
  • French: froncer les sourcils
  • German: die Stirn runzeln, runzeln
  • Italian: accigliarsi, corrucciarsi, imbronciare, immusonire, risentirsi, imbronciarsi
  • Portuguese: fazer cara feia, franzir o cenho
  • Russian: хму́риться
  • Spanish: fruncir el ceño



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