frowning

Meaning of frowning

verb
  1. To have a frown on one's face.
    She frowned when I told her the news.
  2. To manifest displeasure or disapprobation; to look with disfavour or threateningly.
    Noisy gossip in the library is frowned upon.
  3. To repress or repel by expressing displeasure or disapproval; to rebuke with a look.
    Let us frown the impudent fellow into silence.
  4. To communicate by frowning.
    Frank frowned his displeasure with my proposal.

noun

The act of giving a frown.

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Hyphenation of frowning

frown-ing

  • It consists of 2 syllables and 8 chars.
  • frowning is a word disyllabic because it has two syllables

frowning synonyms

Meaning :

scowl

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