frown

Reading level: hard

Estimated CEFR level: B1 — Intermediate

Estimated from word frequency; not an official CEFR classification.

Definition

noun a facial expression of dislike or displeasure
verb look angry or sullen, wrinkle one's forehead, as if to signal disapproval

From Middle English frown, froun (“a threatening appearance; lowering of the clouds”), from frounen (“to frown”). See below.

Uncle Remus inquired, with a frown. — Nights With Uncle Remus: Myths and Legends of the Old Plantation, Joel Chandler Harris
Come, dear, put off that frown." — Madeline Payne, the Detective's Daughter, Lawrence L. Lynch
“No, don’t!” he exclaimed with a frown. — War and Peace, Leo, graf Tolstoy

scowl

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