frowning
from
The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48
Frown \Frown\ (froun), v. i. [imp. & p. p. {Frowned} (fround);
p. pr. & vb. n. {Frowning}.] [OF. froignier, F. frogner, in
se refrogner, se renfrogner, to knit the brow, to frown;
perh. of Teutonic origin; cf. It. in frigno wrinkled,
frowning, Prov. It. frignare to cringe the face, to make a
wry face, dial. Sw. fryna to make a wry face,]
1. To contract the brow in displeasure, severity, or
sternness; to scowl; to put on a stern, grim, or surly
look.
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The frowning wrinkle of her brow. --Shak.
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2. To manifest displeasure or disapprobation; to look with
disfavor or threateningly; to lower; as, polite society
frowns upon rudeness.
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The sky doth frown and lower upon our army. --Shak.
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from
Moby Thesaurus II by Grady Ward, 1.0
45 Moby Thesaurus words for "frowning":
beetle-browed, black, black-browed, dark, decorous, dejected,
demure, dour, dumpish, earnest, formal, glowering, glum, grave,
grim, grim-faced, grim-visaged, grum, long-faced, lowering,
melancholy, moodish, moody, mopey, moping, mopish, morose, mumpish,
scowling, sedate, serious, sober, sober-minded, sobersided, solemn,
somber, staid, stone-faced, straight-faced, sulky, sullen, surly,
thoughtful, unsmiling, weighty
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