frowner
Variant of frown
frown
definition
frown (fro̵un)
intransitive verb
- to contract the brows, as in displeasure or concentrated thought
- to look with displeasure or disapproval (on or upon)
Etymology: ME frounen < OFr frognier < froigne, sullen face < Gaul *frogna, nostrils, akin to OIr srón, nose
transitive verb
- Now Rare to silence, subdue, etc. with a disapproving look
- to express (disapproval, disgust, etc.) by frowning
noun
- a contracting of the brows in sternness, thought, etc.
- any expression of displeasure or disapproval
Related Forms:
- frowner frown′er noun
- frowningly frown′·ingly adverb
Webster's New World College Dictionary Copyright © 2009 by Wiley Publishing, Inc., Cleveland, Ohio.
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