frowning

English

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈfɹaʊnɪŋ/
• Rhymes: -aʊnɪŋ

Verb

frowning

1. present participle and gerund of frown
   • 1964 September, G. Freeman Allen, “Interim report on the East Coast Route express service”, in Modern Railways, page 160:

     Frowning heads are still gloomily shaken when the subject is raised on the NER, [...].

Noun

frowning (plural frownings)

1. The act of giving a frown.
   • 1734, Isaac Watts, Reliquiæ juveniles:

     Let all the creatures above and below frown and scowl upon me; if my Creator smile, I am happy; nor can all their frownings diminish my complete joy.