'Frowning' definitions:
Definition of 'frowning'
From: WordNet
adjective
Showing displeasure or anger
Definition of 'Frowning'
From: GCIDE
- Frown \Frown\ (froun), v. i. [imp. & p. p. Frowned (fround); p. pr. & vb. n. Frowning.] [OF. froignier, F. frogner, in se refrogner, se renfrogner, to knit the brow, to frown; perh. of Teutonic origin; cf. It. in frigno wrinkled, frowning, Prov. It. frignare to cringe the face, to make a wry face, dial. Sw. fryna to make a wry face,]
- 1. To contract the brow in displeasure, severity, or sternness; to scowl; to put on a stern, grim, or surly look. [1913 Webster]
- The frowning wrinkle of her brow. --Shak. [1913 Webster]
- 2. To manifest displeasure or disapprobation; to look with disfavor or threateningly; to lower; as, polite society frowns upon rudeness. [1913 Webster]
- The sky doth frown and lower upon our army. --Shak. [1913 Webster]
Synonyms of 'frowning'
From: Moby Thesaurus
- beetle-browed,
- black,
- black-browed,
- dark,
- decorous,
- dejected,
- demure,
- dour,
- dumpish,
- earnest,
- formal,
- glowering,
- glum,
- grave,
- grim,
- grim-faced,
- grim-visaged,
- grum,
- long-faced,
- lowering,
- melancholy,
- moodish,
- moody,
- mopey,
- moping,
- mopish,
- morose,
- mumpish,
- scowling,
- sedate,
- serious,
- sober,
- sober-minded,
- sobersided,
- solemn,
- somber,
- staid,
- stone-faced,
- straight-faced,
- sulky,
- sullen,
- surly,
- thoughtful,
- unsmiling,
- weighty