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/ˈfɹaʊ̯n/ · noun
A wrinkling of the forehead with the eyebrows brought together, typically indicating displeasure, severity, or concentration..
Philip had once told him of a man who had a horse-shoe frown, and Tom had tried with all his frowning-might to make a horse-shoe on his forehead
He encounters some obstacle in his train of reasoning ... and then a frown passes like a shadow over his brow.
The smile and the frown are both indicated and the operation of a motor driven flasher causes the face to look happy and sad in turn.
She frowned when I told her the news.
Noisy gossip in the library is frowned upon.
The sky doth frown and lower upon our army.
Let us frown the impudent fellow into silence.
Frank frowned his displeasure with my proposal.
Use frown when its meaning, tone and grammar fit the full sentence. A synonym is not always a direct replacement.
Frown means A wrinkling of the forehead with the eyebrows brought together, typically indicating displeasure, severity, or concentration..
Common synonyms include scowl, glower, lower.
The opposite depends on the specific sense.
Philip had once told him of a man who had a horse-shoe frown, and Tom had tried with all his frowning-might to make a horse-shoe on his forehead
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