Frown: Definition and part of speech

Frown

  1. n. Any expression of displeasure; as, the frowns of Providence; the frowns of Fortune.
  2. v. i. To contract the brow in displeasure, severity, or sternness; to scowl; to put on a stern, grim, or surly look.
  3. v. i. To manifest displeasure or disapprobation; to look with disfavor or threateningly; to lower; as, polite society frowns upon rudeness.
  4. v. t. To repress or repel by expressing displeasure or disapproval; to rebuke with a look; as, frown the impudent fellow into silence.
  5. n. A wrinkling of the face in displeasure, rebuke, etc.; a sour, severe, or stere look; a scowl.

The word meanings were obtained from OPTED(The Online Plain Text English Dictionary), which is based on “The Project Gutenberg Etext of Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary” which is in turn based on the 1913 US Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary (See Project Gutenburg), as a text file.

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