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frowning

/ˈfraʊ.nɪŋ/

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adjective

/ˈfraʊ.nɪŋ/B1formal
  • ruОписывает выражение лица, при котором брови сведены вместе, а лоб сморщен, обычно указывающее на недовольство, сосредоточенность или неодобрение.

Describes a facial expression where the eyebrows are drawn together and the forehead is wrinkled, typically indicating displeasure, concentration, or disapproval.

  1. Showing displeasure or angerB1formal

    Having a facial expression that indicates disapproval, unhappiness, or anger, typically by furrowing the brow.

    ruХмурый

    • The teacher gave a frowning look at the noisy students.
    • He sat in the corner with a frowning face, clearly upset.
    • Her frowning expression made everyone feel uncomfortable.

    Synonymsangrydisapprovinggloweringloweringmorosescowlingsternsullensurly

    Antonymsgrinningsmiling

Forms
  • more frowning comparative form
  • most frowning superlative form
Vocab Bloom Hub English dataset · 0.3.1

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verb

frown/fraʊn/B1formal
  • ruГлагол, используемый для обозначения действия по нахмуриванию бровей в знак недовольства, сосредоточенности или неодобрения.

A verb used to indicate the act of furrowing one's brows in displeasure, concentration, or disapproval.

  1. Express displeasureA2formal

    To contract the brow and wrinkle the forehead, typically as a sign of disapproval, displeasure, or concentration.

    ruХмуриться

    • She frowned when she saw the mess in the kitchen.
    • He frowned at the suggestion, clearly unhappy with it.
    • The teacher frowned at the student's noisy behavior.

    Synonymsglowergrimacelourpoutscowl

    Antonymssmile

  2. Show disapprovalB1formal

    To express disapproval or dislike through a facial expression.

    ruВыражать неодобрение

    • The manager frowned upon the idea of working from home.
    • Society frowns on such rude behavior.
    • His parents frowned at his decision to drop out of school.

    Synonymsglowergrimacelourlowerscowl

    Antonymssmile

Forms
  • frowned past participle
  • frowned past simple
  • frowning present participle
  • frowns third person singular

Phrasal variantsfrown onfrown upon

Vocab Bloom Hub English dataset · 0.3.1

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Vocabulary data from the Vocab Bloom Hub English dataset (CC BY 4.0), https://huggingface.co/datasets/Fristail27/vocab-bloom-hub-en

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