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frown
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- pronunciation:
- fraUn
- parts of speech:
- verb, noun
- features:
- Word Explorer
| part of speech: |
verb |
| inflections: |
frowns, frowning, frowned |
| definition 1: |
When you frown, your face shows that you are angry or not happy about something. Your forehead suddenly gets lines in it.
Marissa frowned when she learned she wasn't invited to the party but her other friends did.- similar words:
- scowl
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| definition 2: |
If people frown upon something, it means that they think it is a bad thing. They don't approve of it.
David's mother frowns upon people talking during a movie at a movie theater.- similar words:
- object
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| part of speech: |
noun |
| definition: |
A frown is a look on your face that shows you are upset or not happy.
The frown on the customer's face showed that she wasn't happy with the food she ordered.- similar words:
- scowl
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| derivations: |
frowning (adj.), frowningly (adv.), frowner (n.) |
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