frowned
/fɹaʊnd/
frowned is the simple past and past participle of frown.
Meaning of frown
Verb
frown (third-person singular simple present frowns, present participle frowning, simple past and past participle frowned)
- To have a frown on one's face.
- She frowned when I told her the news.
- To manifest displeasure or disapprobation; to look with disfavour or threateningly.
- Noisy gossip in the library is frowned upon.
- To repress or repel by expressing displeasure or disapproval; to rebuke with a look.
- Let us frown the impudent fellow into silence.
- To communicate by frowning.
- Frank frowned his displeasure with my proposal.
Phrases with frowned
Words that rhyme with frowned
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- abound
- bound
- hound
- profound
- impound
- unbound
- underground
- crowned
- found
- remound
- surround
- unsound
- aground
- embrowned
- expound
- gound
- overground
- sqround
- surround sound
- unconfound
- uncrowned
- astound
- baffound
- below ground
- blound
- browned
- charging the mound
- clowned
- downed
- drowned
- found sound
- gowned
- interwound
- lb
- newfound
- overwound
- playaround
- reground
- renowned
- rewound
- unfound
- unrenowned
- unwound
- wound
- York round
Questions about frowned
- What is frowned the simple past and past participle of?
- Frowned is the simple past and past participle of frown.
- How do you pronounce frowned?
- Frowned is pronounced /fɹaʊnd/.
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