as in grimace
a twisting of the facial features in disgust or disapproval
it was clear from the frown on the CEO's face that sales were headed in the wrong direction
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as in to glare
to look with anger or disapproval
the boss just stood there and frowned at his assistant who, once again, was in trouble
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Recent Examples of frown
Ashlyn Robinette, People.com, 9 Dec. 2024
Pet cam captures puppy's heartbreaking reaction to being left alone
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Pet cam captures puppy's heartbreaking reaction to being left alone
The photos shared in the follow-up video again show Dolly rocking a frown.
—Josh Hammer, Newsweek, 3 Dec. 2024
Ismail Muhammad, New York Times, 20 Feb. 2025
Republicans and Republican-leaning independents frowned only a little less on Zuckerberg, with 60% holding unfavorable views and 34% favorable.
—Rob Pegoraro, PCMAG, 19 Feb. 2025
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Noun
But their smiles soon turned into frowns when Mack's diamond engagement ring fell down a sewer drain.
—Ashlyn Robinette, People.com, 9 Dec. 2024
Pet cam captures puppy's heartbreaking reaction to being left alone
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Pet cam captures puppy's heartbreaking reaction to being left alone
The photos shared in the follow-up video again show Dolly rocking a frown.
—Josh Hammer, Newsweek, 3 Dec. 2024
Verb
The idea of dreaming beyond that was not commonplace, and in a lot of instances it was frowned upon.
—Ismail Muhammad, New York Times, 20 Feb. 2025
Republicans and Republican-leaning independents frowned only a little less on Zuckerberg, with 60% holding unfavorable views and 34% favorable.
—Rob Pegoraro, PCMAG, 19 Feb. 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for frown
Noun
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Those could also prove useful, but will face the challenge of distinguishing facial expressions unique to pain rather than similar grimaces related to being hungry.—
IEEE Spectrum,
IEEE Spectrum,
3 May 2017
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In the movie, the monkey is a two-foot-tall sculpted plastic model whose arms bang up and down on a drum, as his mouth opens up to bare its teeth in a violent grimace.—
Owen Gleiberman,
Variety,
17 Feb. 2025
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The inability to deal with the first ball was glaring at Goodison Park at the start of February.—
Rob Tanner,
The Athletic,
14 Mar. 2025
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Kennedy’s subversion of vaccines, subtle at times, glaring at others, goes far beyond the measles outbreak.—
Nicholas Florko,
The Atlantic,
14 Mar. 2025
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A little over an hour later, Zalatoris walked out of the scoring building with a tight scowl.—
Brody Miller,
The Athletic,
16 Mar. 2025
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Dave comes off like a human scowl, and requires little of Liu besides completely tamping down any sense of natural charisma the Shang-Chi star has.—
David Fear,
Rolling Stone,
28 Feb. 2025
Verb
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But halfway into the season, Moiraine has mostly done a lot of staring and a little bit of really amateurish manipulation that backfires spectacularly.—
Erik Kain,
Forbes,
18 Mar. 2025
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JuJu Watkins, the star sophomore, stared blankly ahead, offering only a slow, deliberate clap.—
Austin Knoblauch,
Los Angeles Times,
17 Mar. 2025
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“Frown.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/frown. Accessed 2 Apr. 2025.
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