frown
verb (used without object)
to contract the brow, as in displeasure or deep thought; scowl.
has been frowning
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present perfect progressiveof frown (3rd person singular).present perfect progressive
Used to describe an action that began in the past, has continued continuously, and is still in progress.
Example Sentences
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Commissioner Peter Ueberroth has been frowning at the traditional champagne celebration of the victorious.
From Time Magazine Archive
"John," interrupts Molly, indignantly, who has been frowning heavily at him for some time without the smallest result.
From Molly Bawn by Margaret Wolfe Hamilton
