frown
verb (used without object)
to contract the brow, as in displeasure or deep thought; scowl.
are frowning
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present progressiveof frown.present progressive
Used to describe an ongoing action or state that is currently taking place in the immediate present.
Example Sentences
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“While people are frowning at us everywhere outside our borders, at least for this period of time, we have to stick together,” Mikhail said.
From New York Times ● Apr. 1, 2022
“UEFA are frowning on it unfortunately because it’s encroachment on the pitch,” Football Association of Wales President David Griffiths told The Associated Press on Monday.
From Washington Times ● Jul. 4, 2016
Walkers and joggers are frowning at a group of 40 people hooting and slapping their thighs, eyeing them with the jealous disapproval that hardworking commuters reserve for all-night partyers on weekdays.
From Time Magazine Archive
But you are frowning, you are angry;—oh; am I really not to hear anything definite, even now?”
From Uncle's dream; And The Permanent Husband by Fyodor Dostoyevsky
Selfishness and despotism, are frowning barriers across the pathway of human progress.
From Solaris Farm A Story of the Twentieth Century by Milan C. Edson
