as in grimace
a twisting of the facial features in disgust or disapproval
it was clear from the frown on the CEO's face that sales were headed in the wrong direction
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as in to glare
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 frown
Kurt Streeter, New York Times, 1 May 2025
Shuffling feet, frowns or darting eyes signal discomfort and anxiety.
—Bryan Robinson, Forbes, 14 Jan. 2025
Stacey Lastoe, AFAR Media, 30 May 2025
In the United States, doing significant work a rental might be frowned upon.
—Thea Duncan Prando, CNBC, 17 May 2025
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Noun
In this community, mention of President Trump elicits shudders, frowns or blank stares.
—Kurt Streeter, New York Times, 1 May 2025
Shuffling feet, frowns or darting eyes signal discomfort and anxiety.
—Bryan Robinson, Forbes, 14 Jan. 2025
Verb
This, explains Brown, is bad debt, something which financial planner R.J. Weiss also frowns upon.
—Stacey Lastoe, AFAR Media, 30 May 2025
In the United States, doing significant work a rental might be frowned upon.
—Thea Duncan Prando, CNBC, 17 May 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for frown
Noun
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Throughout baseball history, such collisions have been met mostly with grimaces and shrugs.—
Steve Henson,
Los Angeles Times,
23 Apr. 2025
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Monday’s developments were greeted with grimace around town.—
Philip Elliott,
Time,
7 Apr. 2025
Verb
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Just as the Rockies were assembling a roster that produced consecutive playoff berths for the first time in franchise history in 2017 and ’18, the club had three glaring misses in the draft.—
Kyle Newman,
Denver Post,
12 July 2025
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The Glaring Problem With the Rebate Programs Which brings up a glaring problem with both rebate programs: how few states have implemented them.—
Rob Pegoraro,
PC Magazine,
11 July 2025
Noun
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Serve up in a stemmed glass, and garnish with a scowl, or perhaps a war story.—
Jeremy Repanich,
Robb Report,
11 July 2025
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Balthazar, played in a hipster fade and with a puppy-dog scowl by Jaeden Martell, is a New York rich kid with a life coach and a divorced mother (Jennifer Ehle) who’s too busy throwing political cocktail parties to pay him much attention.—
Owen Gleiberman,
Variety,
10 June 2025
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The proud dad shared an adorable new photo with their little one on Instagram Wednesday, July 3 On Wednesday, July 2, Irwin's husband, Chandler Powell, 28, shared an adorable Instagram photo of Grace Warrior Irwin Powell staring in amazement at a rainbow.—
Ingrid Vasquez,
People.com,
4 July 2025
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On the left, 23-month-old Riot Rose sucks on a pacifier and stares apathetically at his mom before hiding behind the shade canopy of his carseat, seemingly having pulled it over himself to avoid his mom’s camera lens.—
Hannah Dailey,
Billboard,
3 July 2025
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“Frown.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/frown. Accessed 21 Jul. 2025.
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