frowning
/ˈfɹaʊnɪŋ/ noun C2- The act of giving a frown.
Plural frownings
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“I beg your pardon!” said the Mouse, frowning, but very politely: “Did you speak?”
Alice looked up, and there stood the Queen in front of them, with her arms folded, frowning like a thunderstorm.
“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?”
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.
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