frowns

Noun

frown (plural frowns)

1. A wrinkling of the forehead with the eyebrows brought together, typically indicating displeasure, severity, or concentration.
   • Philip had once told him of a man who had a horse-shoe frown, and Tom had tried with all his frowning-might to make a horse-shoe on his forehead1860, George Eliot, “V: Maggie's Second Visit”, in The Mill on the Floss, Volume I Book II, Edinburgh; London: William Blackwood, page 336‑337
2. (Canada, US) A downturn of the corners of the mouth, typically expressing sadness.
   • The smile and the frown are both indicated and the operation of a motor driven flasher causes the face to look happy and sad in turn.1911 December, “Facial Expression Electric Sign”, in Popular Electricity, volume iv, number 8, Chicago, page 714
3. Any facial expression that indicates disapproval or displeasure.

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