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frown

/ˈfɹaʊ̯n/ verbo C2

En español: fruncir el ceño, arrugar el ceño, torcer el gesto, poner gesto

  1. To have a frown on one's face. (intransitive) · She frowned when I told her the news.
  2. To manifest displeasure or disapprobation; to look with disfavour or threateningly. (figuratively, intransitive) · Noisy gossip in the library is frowned upon.
  3. To repress or repel by expressing displeasure or disapproval; to rebuke with a look. (transitive) · Let us frown the impudent fellow into silence.
  4. To communicate by frowning. (transitive) · Frank frowned his displeasure with my proposal.

He/she/it frowns · Pasado frowned · Participio pasado frowned · Forma en -ing frowning

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De la biblioteca

“I beg your pardon!” said the Mouse, frowning, but very politely: “Did you speak?”
Alice's Adventures in Wonderland, p. 16 · B2
Alice looked up, and there stood the Queen in front of them, with her arms folded, frowning like a thunderstorm.
Alice's Adventures in Wonderland, p. 69 · B2
“Well, if I must, I must,” the King said, with a melancholy air, and, after folding his arms and frowning at the cook till his eyes were nearly out of sight, he said in a deep voice, “What are tarts made of?”
Alice's Adventures in Wonderland, p. 89 · B2
They were just beginning to write this down on their slates, when the White Rabbit interrupted: “_Un_important, your Majesty means, of course,” he said in a very respectful tone, but frowning and making faces at him as he spoke.
Alice's Adventures in Wonderland, p. 91 · B2

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