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Meanings of frown in English

Portuguese
cenho
Spanish
fruncimiento del ceno
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Facial expression in which the eyebrows are brought together, and the forehead is wrinkled, usually indicating displeasure, sadness or worry, or less often confusion or concentration.

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        cenho
        Portuguese
        franzir o cenho
        Catalan
        arrufar
        Spanish
        fruncir

        Look angry or sullen, wrinkle one's forehead, as if to signal disapproval.

              franzir o cenho
              Usage of frown in English
              1
              She shifted position several times, her frown deepening with each new examination.
              The lies of locke lamora
              2
              The smile will succeed the frown; the balm will follow the rod.
              The Christian Home / As it is in the Sphere of Nature and the Ch...
              3
              His valet saw him frown and asked, 'Is something amiss, Sir Paul?'
              For my Country’s Freedom
              4
              Prescott gave him a brief frown but didn't ask for an explanation.
              Anvil Gate
              5
              And in a few days apparently I won't be able to frown.
              Ape House
              6
              That doesn't stop me from tightening my frown in an unspoken question.
              Ice Like Fire
              7
              Deegie noticed Ayla's expression, and quickly saw the reason for her frown.
              The Mammoth Hunters
              8
              It was the first time Pax had seen him break his frown.
              The devil's alphabet
              9
              Lily Mae's frown deepened, but mercifully she didn't ask for an explanation.
              The irish devil
              10
              Now, seeing her worried frown, he thought that might be a mistake.
              Table for five
              11
              Most, however, remained to glare and frown and mutter curses at us.
              Scarlet
              12
              Gurney read the note with a deepening frown, then read it again.
              Think of a number
              13
              He can frown at the United States' dubious affair with the firearm.
              The Irish Times
              14
              Science shows that more muscles are used to frown than to smile.
              The South African
              15
              I knew him well enough to know his frown hid his worry.
              The Memoirs of Cleopatra
              16
              She stood in the doorway surveying with a frown their preoccupied industry.
              Then I'll Come Back to You
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              Translations for frown
              Frown through the time
              Frown across language varieties
              United Kingdom
              Common
              United States of America
              Common
              Ireland
              Less common