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frowning

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verb

present participle of frown
as in glaring
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 Synonyms for frowning
Verb
  • The disparities in sponsorships, prize money, and funding for women’s sports are glaring.
    Brook Choulet, Forbes, 22 Dec. 2024
  • Particularly when an organization is taking the next leap in its evolution, there are often glaring errors that your leadership, investors or even board want to fix right away.
    Joe Garber, Forbes, 20 Dec. 2024
Adjective
  • The New Daughter has an interesting, sullen mood and looks fantastic, but that just further accentuates how out of place Costner seems.
    Will Leitch, Vulture, 1 July 2024
  • One of the migrants looks at the camera with sullen eyes and a rugged beard.
    Kunal Sehgal, CNN, 22 Oct. 2024
Adjective
  • How to Deep-Clean Your Hairbrush What's that grey lint covering your hairbrush?
    Katelyn Squiers, Better Homes & Gardens, 24 Jan. 2025
  • Nine beaches across Sydney were closed on January 14 after the marble-sized white and grey balls started washing up along the shore, leaving authorities and scientists alike stumped as to their origins.
    Raul A. Reyes, Newsweek, 22 Jan. 2025
Adjective
  • Wan-looking and wearing gray prison sweatsuits, some donned Hamas headbands given to them by the crowd and rode on supporters' shoulders.
    Compiled by Democrat-Gazette staff from wire reports, arkansasonline.com, 26 Jan. 2025
  • While the blanket is still in-stock in beige and gray, sizes are selling out fast.
    Kelsey Fredricks, Better Homes & Gardens, 26 Jan. 2025
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