frown

/fɹaʊn/
verb 4noun 3

Collocations

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(noun.)

ADJ

deep, heavy | faint, quick, slight, small, tiny | puzzled, thoughtful, worried | angry, black, fierce, grim, warning | deepening

VERB + FROWN

give

When the teacher announced the surprise test, Maria gave a deep frown of disappointment.

wear

The teacher wore a deep frown while reading our test papers.

crease into, pucker into, wrinkle in

His forehead puckered into a frown when he read the disappointing test results.

be drawn/draw together in

When she heard the bad news, her brows drew together in a frown.

FROWN + VERB

deepen, grow darker/deeper

His frown deepened as he read the bad news in the email.

crease sth

His deep frown creased the skin between his eyebrows as he concentrated on the difficult problem.

marr sth

Her face showed a deep frown that marred what would have been a beautiful smile.

cross sth, touch sth

His face darkened as worry crossed his brow in a deep frown.

FROWN + NOUN

line

PREP

with a ~

~ of

Her teacher noticed a frown of concern on her face during the difficult math test.

PHRASES

a frown in your eyes

When she heard the bad news, a deep frown appeared in her eyes.

a frown on your face

2

(verb.)

ADV

darkly, deeply, heavily, sharply | slightly | impatiently

thoughtfully

He frowned thoughtfully at the map before deciding which route to take.

PREP

at

The teacher frowned at the messy handwriting on the student's exam paper.

in

She frowned in confusion as she read the confusing instructions on the package.

with

She frowned with confusion when she read the confusing instructions on the box.

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