frowning (verb)

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• frowning — frown ► VERB 1) furrow one s brows in an expression indicating disapproval, displeasure, or concentration. 2) (frown on/upon) disapprove of. ► NOUN ▪ an expression of this type. DERIVATIVES frowning adjective. ORIGIN …   English terms dictionary

• frown on — verb look disapprovingly upon • Syn: ↑frown upon • Hypernyms: ↑disapprove • Verb Frames: Somebody s something * * * frown on ● frown * * * ˈ …   Useful english dictionary

• frown upon — verb look disapprovingly upon (Freq. 1) • Syn: ↑frown on • Hypernyms: ↑disapprove • Verb Frames: Somebody s something * * * ˈfrown ˌ …   Useful english dictionary

• outfrown — verb To exceed in frowning. Buster can stare down a statue, outfrown Eeyore, and still keep his hat on! Can your Bob match the unflappability of My Buster ? …   Wiktionary

• frown — verb furrow one s brows in an expression indicating disapproval, displeasure, or concentration. ↘(frown on/upon) disapprove of. noun an expression of this type. Derivatives frowning adjective frowningly adverb Origin ME: from OFr. froignier, from …   English new terms dictionary

• frown — {{Roman}}I.{{/Roman}} noun ADJECTIVE ▪ deep, heavy ▪ faint, little, slight, small, tiny ▪ confused …   Collocations dictionary

• scowl — 1. noun /skaʊl/ a) The wrinkling of the brows or face in frowning; the expression of displeasure, sullenness, or discontent in the countenance; an angry frown. b) Hence, gloom; dark or threatening aspect. 2 …   Wiktionary

• frown — [[t]fra͟ʊn[/t]] frowns, frowning, frowned 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... [V at n] He frowned at… …   English dictionary

• frown — /fraʊn / (say frown) verb (i) 1. to contract the brow as in displeasure or deep thought; scowl. 2. to look displeased; have an angry look. –verb (t) 3. to express by a frown. –noun 4. a frowning look; scowl. 5. any expression or show of… …  

• back — I [[t]bæ̱k[/t]] ADVERB USES ♦ (In addition to the uses shown below, back is also used in phrasal verbs such as date back and fall back on .) 1) ADV: ADV after v, oft ADV prep If you move back, you move in the opposite direction to the one in… …   English dictionary

• contemplate — [[t]kɒ̱ntəmpleɪt[/t]] contemplates, contemplating, contemplated 1) VERB If you contemplate an action, you think about whether to do it or not. [V n/ ing] For a time he contemplated a career as an army medical doctor... [V n/ ing] She contemplates …   English dictionary