frowner

Variant of frown

intransitive verb

  1. to contract the brows, as in displeasure or concentrated thought
  2. to look with displeasure or disapproval (on or upon)

Origin: ME frounen < OFr frognier < froigne, sullen face < Gaul *frogna, nostrils, akin to OIr srón, nose

transitive verb

  1. Now Rare to silence, subdue, etc. with a disapproving look
  2. to express (disapproval, disgust, etc.) by frowning

noun

  1. a contracting of the brows in sternness, thought, etc.
  2. any expression of displeasure or disapproval

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