0 present participle of frown
1 to bring your eyebrows together so that there are lines on your face above your eyes to show that you are annoyed or worried:
He frowned as he read the instructions, as if puzzled.
Frowning, she started to search in her bag for the lost ticket.
People who frown a lot or have very expressive faces usually develop deep lines as they get older.
What are you frowning about now? What have I done?
The teacher frowned and drew her red pen firmly across the page.
It would be hard going for the novice (it certainly had me frowning in some of the geochemical sections).
Responses consisted of choosing between "good," represented with a smiling face, or "bad," represented with a frowning face.
By the end of the performance, they were reacting, giggling, and frowning with the rest of the audience.