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   Frown

   /froun/

   

   verb

   • 1. form an expression of disapproval, displeasure, or concentration, typically by turning down the corners of the mouth: "he frowned as he reread the letter"
   • ▪ disapprove of: "the old Russian rural system frowned on private enterprise"

   noun

   • 1. a facial expression indicating disapproval, displeasure, or concentration, typically with the corners of the mouth turned down: "she leans back uneasily, her mouth forming a pensive frown"

   Word Origin late Middle English: from Old French froignier, from froigne ‘surly look’, of Celtic origin.

   Derivatives

   • 1. frowner noun

   Scrabble Points: 11

   • F

     4

   • R

     1

   • O

     1

   • W

     4

   • N

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