frouncing

Variant of frounce

transitive verb, intransitive verb frounced, frouncing

Obsolete to curl, crease, or wrinkle

Origin: ME frouncen < OFr froncir, to wrinkle < Frank *hrunkja, a wrinkle, akin to ON hrukka

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