Definitions for frown
fraʊnfrown

Princeton's WordNetRate this definition:2.0 / 1 vote

1. frown, scowlverb

   a facial expression of dislike or displeasure

2. frown, glower, lour, lowerverb

   look angry or sullen, wrinkle one's forehead, as if to signal disapproval

WiktionaryRate this definition:1.0 / 1 vote

1. frownnoun

   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. frownverb

   To have a frown on one's face.

3. Etymology: From frognier, from frogna.

Samuel Johnson's DictionaryRate this definition:0.0 / 0 votes

1. Frownnoun

   A wrinkled look; a look of displeasure.

   Etymology: from the verb.

   Patiently endure that frown of fortune, and by some notable exploit win again her favour. Richard Knolles, History of the Turks.

   In his half-clos’d eyes
   Stern vengeance yet and hostile terror stand;
   His front yet threatens, and his frowns command. Matthew Prior.

2. To FROWNverb

   Etymology: frogner, old French, to wrinkle. Skinner.

   To express displeasure by contracting the face to wrinkles; to look stern.

   Say, that she frowns; I’ll say, she looks as clear
   As morning roses newly wash’d with dew. William Shakespeare.

   They chuse their magistrate;
   And such a one as he, who puts his shall,
   His popular shall, against a graver bench
   Than ever frown’d. William Shakespeare, Coriolanus.

   How now, daughter, what makes that frontlet on? You are too much of late i’ th’ frown.
   ———— Thou wast a pretty fellow, when thou hadst no need to care for her frowning. William Shakespeare, King Lear.

   Heroes in animated marble frown. Alexander Pope.

   The wood,
   Whose shady horrors on a rising brow
   Wav’d high, and frown’d upon the stream below. Alexander Pope.

WikipediaRate this definition:0.0 / 0 votes

1. Frown

   A frown (also known as a scowl) is 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. The appearance of a frown varies by culture. Although most technical definitions define it as a wrinkling of the brow, in North America it is primarily thought of as an expression of the mouth. In those cases when used iconically, as with an emoticon, it is entirely presented by the curve of the lips forming a down-open curve. The mouth expression is also commonly referred to in the colloquial English phrase "turn that frown upside down" which indicates changing from sad to happy.

ChatGPTRate this definition:0.0 / 0 votes

1. frown

   A frown is a facial expression that typically signifies displeasure, sadness or worry, formed by lowering the corners of the mouth, furrowing the eyebrows, and creasing the forehead. It can also refer to expressing these emotions or disagreement verbally or through actions.

Webster DictionaryRate this definition:0.0 / 0 votes

1. Frownverb

   to contract the brow in displeasure, severity, or sternness; to scowl; to put on a stern, grim, or surly look

2. Frownverb

   to manifest displeasure or disapprobation; to look with disfavor or threateningly; to lower; as, polite society frowns upon rudeness

3. Frownverb

   to repress or repel by expressing displeasure or disapproval; to rebuke with a look; as, frown the impudent fellow into silence

4. Frownnoun

   a wrinkling of the face in displeasure, rebuke, etc.; a sour, severe, or stere look; a scowl

5. Frownnoun

   any expression of displeasure; as, the frowns of Providence; the frowns of Fortune

6. Etymology: [OF. froignier, F. frogner, in se refrogner, se renfrogner, to knit the brow, to frown; perh. of Teutonic origin; cf. It. in frigno wrinkled, frowning, Prov. It. frignare to cringe the face, to make a wry face, dial. Sw. fryna to make a wry face,]

WikidataRate this definition:0.0 / 0 votes

1. Frown

   A frown is 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. The appearance of a frown varies from culture to culture. Although most technical definitions define it as a wrinkling of the brow, in North America it is primarily thought of as an expression of the mouth. In those cases when used iconically, as with an emoticon, it is entirely presented by the curve of the lips forming a down-open curve. The mouth expression is also commonly referred to in the colloquial English phrase "turn that frown upside down" which indicates changing from sad to happy.

Chambers 20th Century DictionaryRate this definition:0.0 / 0 votes

1. Frown

   frown, v.i. to wrinkle the brow as in anger: to look angry.—v.t. to repel by a frown.—n. a wrinkling or contraction of the brow in displeasure, &c.: a stern look.—adj. Frown′ing, gloomy.—adv. Frown′ingly. [From O. Fr. froignier (mod. refrogner), to knit the brow; origin unknown.]

British National Corpus

1. Verbs Frequency

   Rank popularity for the word 'frown' in Verbs Frequency: #756

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How to pronounce frown?

1. Alex

   US English

   David

   US English

   Mark

   US English

   Daniel

   British

   Libby

   British

   Mia

   British

   Karen

   Australian

   Hayley

   Australian

   Natasha

   Australian

   Veena

   Indian

   Priya

   Indian

   Neerja

   Indian

   Zira

   US English

   Oliver

   British

   Wendy

   British

   Fred

   US English

   Tessa

   South African

How to say frown in sign language?

Numerology

1. Chaldean Numerology

   The numerical value of frown in Chaldean Numerology is: 1

2. Pythagorean Numerology

   The numerical value of frown in Pythagorean Numerology is: 4

Examples of frown in a Sentence

1. Jim Kelly:

   I have no room to complain, if tomorrow the good Lord decides that's my last day, then I'm not going to go down with a frown. I'm going down with a smile on my face, knowing that I've gotten everything out of life.

2. Christen Kuikoua:

   Find something about every day that can make you smile, sing a song of joy, smile to a stranger, say hi to someone with a frown, but most of all, spread kindness all around town.”

3. Jamie Turner:

   There are conservative elements in Iran that would frown upon these images because they show young people in bikinis and others drinking alcohol. What I see are images of kids who are rebelling against the social norms that they grew up with.

4. Ricardo A Scott:

   once a man, twice a child. we're on this earth for a short while. get that ugly frown off your face, and wear a smile.

5. Stu Strachan:

   I think some traditions value originality more than others. That being said, if you get a ghost writer, I think most pastors would heavily frown on it, however, from a practical money perspective, that’s not something a lot of pastors can do. The average church congregation in the US is around 100 people, and the funds simply are n’t there to pay someone to do that work for you.

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References

1. ^ Princeton's WordNet
   http://wordnetweb.princeton.edu/perl/webwn?s=frown
2. ^ Wiktionary
   https://en.wiktionary.org/wiki/Frown
3. ^ Samuel Johnson's Dictionary
   https://johnsonsdictionaryonline.com/views/search.php?term=frown
4. ^ Wikipedia
   https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Frown
5. ^ ChatGPT
   https://chat.openai.com
6. ^ Webster Dictionary
   https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/frown
7. ^ Wikidata
   https://www.wikidata.org/w/index.php?search=frown
8. ^ Chambers 20th Century Dictionary
   https://www.gutenberg.org/files/37683/37683-h/37683-h.htm#:~:text=frown
9. ^ Usage in printed sources
   https://books.google.com/ngrams/graph?content=frown