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frowning on

frowning on is the present participle and gerund of frown on.

Meaning of frown on

Verb

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

  1. (figuratively) To disapprove of (something or someone, often a behavior); to express disapproval of (something or someone).
    • Coach frowns on smoking, even in the off-season.
    Synonyms:
    frown at, frown upon

Questions about frowning on

What is frowning on the present participle and gerund of?
Frowning on is the present participle and gerund of frown on.

Words near frowning on in the dictionary

  1. frownies
  2. frowniest
  3. frownin'
  4. frowning
  5. frowning at
  6. frowning on
  7. frowning upon
  8. frowningly
  9. frownings
  10. frownless
  11. frownlessly

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Adapted from Wiktionary: frowning on (page history and authors); frown on (page history and authors). Text available under the Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike 4.0 license. Word.ws reformatted the entry and added links. Wiktionary data of 2026-09-02.

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