Frowning

//ˈfɹaʊnɪŋ// noun, verb

noun, verb ·Uncommon ·Advanced level

Definitions

Noun
  1. 1
    The act of giving a frown.

    "Let all the creatures above and below frown and scowl upon me; if my Creator smile, I am happy; nor can all their frownings diminish my complete joy."

Verb
  1. 1
    present participle and gerund of frown form-of, gerund, participle, present

    "Frowning heads are still gloomily shaken when the subject is raised on the NER, [...]."

Adjective
  1. 1
    showing displeasure or anger wordnet

Synonyms

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beetle browedbeetle-browedblackblack-broweddarkdecorous

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"The man who stepped out was frowning."

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