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Definition of frown noun from the Oxford Advanced Learner's Dictionary

frown

noun
 
/fraʊn/
 
/fraʊn/
[usually singular]
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  1. a serious, angry or worried expression on a person’s face that causes lines on their forehead
    • A small frown creased her forehead.
    • She looked up with a puzzled frown on her face.
    • a slight frown of disapproval/concentration, etc.
    Extra Examples
    • A frown marred his handsome features.
    • Her face creased into a frown.
    • Her frown grew deeper at the memory.
    • His brows drew together in a frown.
    • She wore a worried frown.
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    Oxford Collocations Dictionaryadjective
    • deep
    • heavy
    • faint
    verb + frown
    • give
    • wear
    • crease into
    frown + verb
    • appear
    • disappear
    • darken
    frown + noun
    • line
    preposition
    • with a frown
    • frown of
    phrases
    • a frown on your face
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    Word Originlate Middle English: from Old French froignier, from froigne ‘surly look’, of Celtic origin.
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