frown
verb (used without object)
to contract the brow, as in displeasure or deep thought; scowl.
has frowned
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present perfectof frown (3rd person singular).present perfect
Used to describe actions that started in the past and continue into or have direct relevance to the present.
Example Sentences
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Nerf has frowned on modding for years, presumably for safety reasons, and has even sealed its blasters with epoxy from time to time.
From The Verge ● Sep. 29, 2021
Berman has frowned on the practice, including when he kept Turkish-Iranian gold trader Reza Zarrab locked up over alleged Iran sanctions violations.
From Reuters ● Aug. 1, 2019
Some voters said trash-talking is a lost art because the NBA has frowned upon the constant yapping and because so many of the players on different teams are friends.
From Los Angeles Times ● Jan. 24, 2016
The court has frowned on speech restrictions aimed at specific speakers and leaned toward disclosure as a constitutionally permissible response to fears of corruption or undo influence.
From New York Times ● Feb. 12, 2010
Thirty eager newspaper correspondents inform the world that he has frowned, and every electric wire quivers if he raises his little finger.
From Public Speaking by Irvah Lester Winter
