Толковый словарь английского языка Oxford English Reference - frown
Frown
frown
v. & n. --v. 1 intr. wrinkle one's brows, esp. in displeasure or deep thought. 2 intr. (foll. by at, on, upon) express disapproval. 3 intr. (of a thing) present a gloomy aspect. 4 tr. compel with a frown (frowned them into silence). 5 tr. express (defiance etc.) with a frown. --n. 1 an action of frowning; a vertically furrowed or wrinkled state of the brow. 2 a look expressing severity, disapproval, or deep thought. Derivatives frowner n. frowningly adv. Etymology: ME f. OF frongnier, froignier f. froigne surly look f. Celt.
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I. verb Etymology: Middle English frounen, from Middle French frogner to snort, ~, of Celtic origin; akin to Welsh ffroen nostril, Old Irish srón nose Date: 14th century intransitive verb to contract the brow in displeasure or concentration, to give evidence of displeasure or disapproval by or as if by facial expression , transitive verb to show displeasure with or disapproval of especially by facial expression, ~er noun ~ingly adverb II. noun Date: 1581 an expression of displeasure, a wrinkling of the brow in displeasure or concentration ...Толковый словарь английского языка
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