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frowns on

frowns on is the third-person singular simple present indicative 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 frowns on

What is frowns on the third-person singular simple present indicative of?
Frowns on is the third-person singular simple present indicative of frown on.

Words near frowns on in the dictionary

  1. frownings
  2. frownless
  3. frownlessly
  4. frowns
  5. frowns at
  6. frowns on
  7. frowns upon
  8. frownsome
  9. frowny
  10. frowny face
  11. frowny faces

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Adapted from Wiktionary: frowns 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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