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Antonyms for frowned

Grammar : Verb
Spell : froun
Phonetic Transcription : fraÊŠn

Definition of frowned

Origin :
  • late 14c., from Old French frognier "to frown or scowl, snort, turn one's nose up," related to froigne "scowling look," probably from Gaulish *frogna "nostril" (cf. Welsh ffroen "nose"), with a sense of "snort," or perhaps "haughty grimace." Related: Frowned; frowning.
  • verb scowl
  • verb disapprove
Example sentences :
  • The Cacique looked at the carriers on their backs and frowned.
  • Extract from : « The Trail Book » by Mary Austin
  • Nay, my dear; in the interests of music, I frowned upon disorder.
  • Extract from : « The Bacillus of Beauty » by Harriet Stark
  • Good Indian twisted a wisp of mane in his fingers, and frowned abstractedly.
  • Extract from : « Good Indian » by B. M. Bower
  • He seemed to be slowly detailing the maiden, and he frowned a little.
  • Extract from : « The Slave Of The Lamp » by Henry Seton Merriman
  • Monsieur Defarge whispered it closer in his ear, and frowned heavily.
  • Extract from : « A Tale of Two Cities » by Charles Dickens
  • Roden bit his lip, and frowned at each repetition of the opening bars.
  • Extract from : « Roden's Corner » by Henry Seton Merriman
  • I frowned, made myself long, and confessed I had the honor to be from that city.
  • Extract from : « The Cavalier » by George Washington Cable
  • He frowned at me the instant he saw Charlotte, and I heard him swear.
  • Extract from : « The Cavalier » by George Washington Cable
  • He frowned at her, and asked, "Well, what do you think about it?"
  • Extract from : « Alice Adams » by Booth Tarkington
  • Buel frowned at the approaching boat, and cursed its inopportune arrival.
  • Extract from : « One Day's Courtship » by Robert Barr

Synonyms for frowned

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