frown
verb (used without object)
to contract the brow, as in displeasure or deep thought; scowl.
had frowned
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past perfectof frown.past perfect
Used to express a completed action that took place before another specific past action occurred.
Example Sentences
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At the massive Chaman-e-Hozari Park, scores of young boys played cricket and soccer, a game the Taliban had frowned upon when they ruled from 1996-2001.
From Seattle Times ● Aug. 30, 2021
Steven, the pastor leading the group, had frowned and told me that wasn’t my place.
From The Guardian ● Jul. 31, 2019
Panici had frowned from the moment he began presiding over the case.
From Chicago Tribune ● Feb. 4, 2015
Next day it was known that Il Duce had frowned an awful frown upon such hot deeds.
From Time Magazine Archive
Her mother had frowned with mild disapproval at first, but eventually, the three of them ended up laughing uproariously in front of the hearth that whole evening.
From "Copper Sun" by Sharon M. Draper
