frowns (at or on)

present tense third-person singular of frown (at or on)

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Recent Examples of Synonyms for frowns (at or on)
Verb
  • When Hank and Peggy meet a new family who has moved into the neighborhood, the Laotian Souphanousinphones, Hank immediately dislikes the father, Kahn, who is abrasive, competitive, and often rude.
    Jordana Rosenfeld, Encyclopedia Britannica, 24 Aug. 2026
  • Kevin Carbonneau is one who dislikes the idea of closing the school.
    Jeff Vorva, Chicago Tribune, 9 Aug. 2026
Verb
  • In the event that Bally’s refuses to respond with full candor and information, the City Council may need to consider options up to and including suspending the Bally’s license.
    Joe Ferguson, Chicago Tribune, 25 Aug. 2026
  • The channel, which is banned inside Iran, refuses to disclose its private donors.
    Cora Engelbrecht, New Yorker, 24 Aug. 2026
Verb
  • But Goldsworthy deplores the city dweller’s notion of the countryside as a picturesque escape.
    Rebecca Mead, New Yorker, 9 Feb. 2026
  • China strongly deplores and firmly opposes the move.
    Ryan Chan, MSNBC Newsweek, 16 Sep. 2025
Verb
  • Isshin disapproves of the use of the Dragon’s Heritage and secretly helps Wolf rescue Kuro by directing his doctor, Emma, to tip off Wolf about Kuro’s location.
    Aman Kumar, Encyclopedia Britannica, 27 Aug. 2026
  • Oregon head coach Dan Lanning, whose team could be in a position to benefit from the latest ruling, not only disapproves of the new development, but also listed the many reasons as to why.
    Mark Harris OutKick, FOXNews.com, 23 Aug. 2026
Verb
  • In the lawsuit, Kupsh acknowledges attending most of the demonstrations but denies being a ringleader, blocking anyone from campus walkways or refusing orders.
    Jaweed Kaleem, Los Angeles Times, 31 Aug. 2026
  • Meta denies these claims, asserting human decisions guide workforce management.
    Forbes.com, Forbes.com, 30 Aug. 2026
Verb
  • So when Alex rejects the author of a romantasy novel entitled The Goblin Seed that turns out to be a bestseller, all hell breaks loose.
    Joy Press, Vanity Fair, 24 Aug. 2026
  • Manjari Sihare-Sutin, who heads Sotheby’s South Asian Modern and Contemporary department, said her team rejects an average of two works ahead of every sale because of authenticity concerns.
    Daniel Cassady, ARTnews.com, 19 Aug. 2026
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“Frowns (at or on).” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/frowns%20%28at%20or%20on%29. Accessed 1 Sep. 2026.

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