Frowning

3 definitions found

From The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48 [gcide]:

  Frown \Frown\ (froun), v. i. [imp. & p. p. {Frowned} (fround);
     p. pr. & vb. n. {Frowning}.] [OF. froignier, F. frogner, in
     se refrogner, se renfrogner, to knit the brow, to frown;
     perh. of Teutonic origin; cf. It. in frigno wrinkled,
     frowning, Prov. It. frignare to cringe the face, to make a
     wry face, dial. Sw. fryna to make a wry face,]


     1. To contract the brow in displeasure, severity, or
        sternness; to scowl; to put on a stern, grim, or surly
        look.
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              The frowning wrinkle of her brow.     --Shak.
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     2. To manifest displeasure or disapprobation; to look with
        disfavor or threateningly; to lower; as, polite society
        frowns upon rudeness.
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              The sky doth frown and lower upon our army. --Shak.
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From WordNet (r) 2.0 [wn]:

  frowning
       adj : showing displeasure or anger

From Moby Thesaurus II by Grady Ward, 1.0 [moby-thes]:

  45 Moby Thesaurus words for "frowning":
     beetle-browed, black, black-browed, dark, decorous, dejected,
     demure, dour, dumpish, earnest, formal, glowering, glum, grave,
     grim, grim-faced, grim-visaged, grum, long-faced, lowering,
     melancholy, moodish, moody, mopey, moping, mopish, morose, mumpish,
     scowling, sedate, serious, sober, sober-minded, sobersided, solemn,
     somber, staid, stone-faced, straight-faced, sulky, sullen, surly,
     thoughtful, unsmiling, weighty