- present participle of frown.
frowning
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Balogun then looked over at a frowning Ream, who had just finished urging his teammates to be sure to stop and smell the flowers along this World Cup journey.
From Los Angeles Times ● Jun. 9, 2026
In the troika of major figures in the Russian Revolution, Trotsky stood for ideas and Stalin represented power; their predecessor, Vladimir Lenin, had fused the two values as the frowning avatar of communist leadership.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Feb. 27, 2026
A frowning horse plush has become a viral bestseller ahead of Lunar New Year celebrations for the year of the horse in China.
From BBC ● Jan. 27, 2026
She grinned as she explained that some sculptures of famed Buddhist monk Ji Gong even showed him smiling on one side of his face and frowning on the other.
From Barron's ● Jan. 19, 2026
Then a shadow came over the path, and when I looked up, I saw Newcharlie standing there frowning down at me.
From "Miracle's Boys" by Jacqueline Woodson
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