frown
verb (used without object)
to contract the brow, as in displeasure or deep thought; scowl.
have frowned
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present perfectof frown.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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Courts have frowned on sharing nonpublic data among competitors.
From Salon ● Oct. 18, 2022
Some school officials have frowned upon these guerrilla air-monitoring efforts, but parents say the devices have armed them with data to advocate for their children.
From New York Times ● Oct. 10, 2021
However, most of us today probably associate the aphorism with dour Puritans who, while quite fond of tidiness, would have frowned upon any hint of magic.
From Washington Post ● Jan. 5, 2016
Ireland's patron saint might have frowned on other events on his mountain - including a "singles weekend with a difference" and, bizarrely, a "bra-chain challenge", with thousands of sets of underwear linked up the mountainside.
From BBC ● Oct. 10, 2015
I must have frowned pretty hard, because he looked at my face and he swallowed a few times, but he wasn’t budging.
From "Unusual Chickens for the Exceptional Poultry Farmer" by Kelly Jones
