frown : Dictionary / Wörterbuch (BEOLINGUS, TU Chemnitz)

English Dictionary: frown	by the DICT Development Group
4 results for frown
From WordNet (r) 3.0 (2006) [wn]:
frown n a facial expression of dislike or displeasure [syn: frown, scowl] v look angry or sullen, wrinkle one's forehead, as if to signal disapproval Synonym(s): frown, glower, lour, lower
From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]:
Frown \Frown\, v. i. [imp. &, p. p. {Frowned}; 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. The frowning wrinkle of her brow. --Shak. 2. To manifest displeasure or disapprobation; to look with disfavor or threateningly; to lower; as, polite society frowns upon rudeness. The sky doth frown and lower upon our army. --Shak.
From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]:
Frown \Frown\, v. t. To repress or repel by expressing displeasure or disapproval; to rebuke with a look; as, frown the impudent fellow into silence.
From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]:
Frown \Frown\, n. 1. A wrinkling of the face in displeasure, rebuke, etc.; a sour, severe, or stere look; a scowl. His front yet threatens, and his frowns command. --Prior. Her very frowns are fairer far Than smiles of other maidens are. --H. Coleridge. 2. Any expression of displeasure; as, the frowns of Providence; the frowns of Fortune.