is frowning
- present progressive of frown (3rd person singular).
Example Sentences
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It's an idyllic scene but she is frowning.
From BBC ● May 2, 2022
She says some residents are secretly relieved that she is frowning on trips outside.
From Washington Times ● Dec. 23, 2020
He is frowning slightly, perhaps shaking his head.
From Golf Digest ● Jul. 12, 2018
He has bushy reddish-brown hair and a mustache, and always appears to be suppressing a sly smile, even when he is frowning.
From New York Times ● Sep. 13, 2017
Who is frowning at the prisoner as though he recognizes something there.
From "All the Light We Cannot See" by Anthony Doerr
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