frown

3 definitions • 4 examples

to bring your eyebrows together so that there are lines on your face above your eyes, often while turning the corners of your mouth downwards, showing that you are annoyed, worried, sad, or thinking hard:

frown at She frowned at me, clearly annoyed.

He frowned as he read the instructions, as if puzzled.

an expression in which you bring your eyebrows together so that there are lines on your face above your eyes, often while turning the corners of your mouth downwards, showing that you are annoyed, worried, sad, or thinking hard:

"Leave me alone!" she said with a frown.

to bring your eyebrows together so that lines appear on your face above your eyes, in an expression of anger, disapproval, or worry:

For a moment he had frowned and looked annoyed.