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frowning en · NOUN

Pronunciation

  • /ˈfɹaʊnɪŋ/

Meanings

  1. The act of giving a frown.
    • Let all the creatures above and below frown and scowl upon me; if my Creator smile, I am happy; nor can all their frownings diminish my complete joy. 1734, Isaac Watts, Reliquiæ juveniles:

Forms

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Translations (1)

es fruncimiento (noun)

frowning en · VERB

Pronunciation

  • /ˈfɹaʊnɪŋ/

Meanings

  1. (form-of, gerund, participle, present) present participle and gerund of frown
    form of frown
    • Frowning heads are still gloomily shaken when the subject is raised on the NER, [...]. 1964 September, G. Freeman Allen, “Interim report on the East Coast Route express service”, in Modern Railways, page 160:

Deriveds

frowningly · unfrowning