Definition
An archaic or dialectal variant meaning to frown or scowl.
Etymology
Likely a variant or corruption of 'frown', possibly influenced by or related to dialectal English words for frowning or grimacing, with roots tracing back to Middle English and Old French 'frogne'.
Kelly Says
Regional dialects preserve words that have vanished from standard English—'frowl' shows how the same emotion (displeasure shown on the face) was expressed with slight variations across different communities and time periods.
Translations
AMአማርኛ
አይን እንደ አንድ ነው
ayn en-de and ne-w
ARالعربية
تَشَجّع
ta-sha-j-j-e
BNবাংলা
চোখের ভূমিকা
cho-ker bhoo-mika
CSČeština
zamračit obočí
zam-ra-chit' obo-chi
DEDeutsch
Mürrisch
mʏːrɪʃ
ELΕλληνικά
να σφίγγω τα φρύδια
na sf-i-go ta fr-y-dia
FAفارسی
چهرهاش را درهم بکش
chehre-ash ra dar-ham be-kesh
FRFrançais
froncer
frɔ̃.se
HEעברית
להצטמק
le-hatz-me-k
HIहिन्दी
भौंहें रच
bhau-n-e rach
HUMagyar
homlokát ráncolni
hom-lok-at ran-col-ni
IDBahasa Indonesia
kerut
ke-rut
ITItaliano
fruncire
fru-n-che-re
JA日本語
眉をひそめる
mayu o hisomeru
KO한국어
살살 찡그리다
sal-sal jjing-g-ri-da
MSBahasa Melayu
kerut
ke-rut
MYမြန်မာ
လူကြိုက်
lu-kye-it
NLNederlands
fronzen
frɔn.zən
PLPolski
marszczyć brwi
marsz-ch-it' brwi
PTPortuguês
franzir
fɾɐ̃ziɾ
RORomână
a-frunți
a-frunt-ee
RUРусский
наморщить брови
namorshchit' brovi
TAதமிழ்
கண்கள் குறுக்க
kaṇ-gal ku-ruk-ka
THไทย
หงุดหงิด
hong-ut hong-id
TRTürkçe
kaşlarını çatmak
kaşlarını çatmak
UKУкраїнська
морщити брови
morsh-ch-it' brovi
URاردو
چہرہ چڑھانا
che-hra char-hana
VITiếng Việt
trừng mắt
trừng mắt