Meanings
verbfrown at (third-person singular simple present frowns at, present participle frowning at, simple past and past participle frowned at)
present singular third person frowns at · participle present frowning at · participle past frowned at · past frowned at
- idiomatictransitiveTo disapprove of.
This town frowns at scandalous behavior.
Synonyms: frown on, frown upon
Synonyms & antonyms
verbTo disapprove of.
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frown at. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 4, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/frown%20at
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“frown at.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/frown%20at. Accessed November 4, 2026.
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WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “frown at,” accessed November 4, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/frown%20at.
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