frown
verb (used without object)
to contract the brow, as in displeasure or deep thought; scowl.
were frowning
-
past progressiveof frown.past progressive
Used to describe an ongoing action or continuous state that was happening at a specific time in the past.
Example Sentences
Examples are provided to illustrate real-world usage of words in context. Any opinions expressed do not reflect the views of Dictionary.com.
In other words, some employers were frowning upon the flexibility of remote work.
From New York Times ● Nov. 15, 2023
Imogen’s mother and father were frowning over a spreadsheet, moving numbers in the air.
From Slate ● Jul. 27, 2019
The students who were frowning, with their pens balanced on their lips, rated the cartoons at 4.3 on average.
From Slate ● Aug. 28, 2016
Raise your eyebrows as if you were surprised and lower your eyebrows as if you were frowning.
From Textbooks ● Jun. 19, 2013
“Which you never answered, by the way, even though something was obviously wrong. You were frowning all through class, and not even at Mikayla. Does my owner wear glasses?”
From "The Science of Breakable Things" by Tae Keller
