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frown at

frown at verb: to disapprove of.

Verb

frown at (third-person singular simple present frowns at, present participle frowning at, simple past and past participle frowned at)

  1. (idiomatic, transitive) To disapprove of.
    • This town frowns at scandalous behavior.
    Synonyms:
    frown on, frown upon

Synonyms of frown at

Forms of frown at

third-person singular presentfrowns at
present participlefrowning at
past participlefrowned at
pastfrowned at

Questions about frown at

What does frown at mean?
Frown at means to disapprove of.
What part of speech is frown at?
Frown at is a verb.
What is the past tense of frown at?
The past tense of frown at is frowned at.

Words near frown at in the dictionary

  1. frower
  2. frowers
  3. frowey
  4. frowling
  5. frown
  6. frown at
  7. frown on
  8. frown upon
  9. frownd
  10. frowned
  11. frowned at

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