Frown

/fraʊn/ verb

Definition

To make your eyebrows come together and your mouth turn down when you're upset or thinking hard.

Etymology

This word comes from an old French word that meant to make an angry face.

Kelly Says

Sometimes when we're sad or confused, our face makes a frown - it's like our eyebrows are giving each other a big hug! It's okay to frown sometimes, and then we can work on turning it back into a smile.

Translations

AMአማርኛ
ፊት
ARالعربية
عبوس
BNবাংলা
ভ্রূকুটি
CACatalà
fruncir
CSČeština
zamračení
DADansk
rynke panden
DEDeutsch
Stirnrunzeln
ELΕλληνικά
συνοφρύωση
ESEspañol
ceño
FAفارسی
تیره رویی
FISuomi
kulmienpurustus
FRFrançais
froncement de sourcils
GUGU
ભ્રૂ
HAHA
cikakke
HEעברית
הצטמקות מצח
HIहिन्दी
भौंह चढ़ाना
HUMagyar
homlokráncolás
IDBahasa Indonesia
merengut
IGIG
akpara
ITItaliano
cipiglio
JA日本語
眉をひそめる
KKKK
қасын сырту
KMKM
ព្យាយាម
KO한국어
인상을 쓰다
MRMR
भुरळणे
MSBahasa Melayu
mencebik
MYမြန်မာ
မျက်ခြင်း
NLNederlands
frons
NONorsk
rynke pannen
PAPA
ਭਾਂਵਾ ਚੜ੍ਹਾਉਣਾ
PLPolski
zmarszczenie czoła
PTPortuguês
cenho
RORomână
încruntare
RUРусский
хмурое выражение
SVSvenska
rynka pannan
SWKiswahili
chafufu
TAதமிழ்
புருவம் குறுக்கு
TEతెలుగు
చిటిక
THไทย
ยुบเคิง
TLTL
pag-urong ng kilay
TRTürkçe
kaş çatmak
UKУкраїнська
нахмурення
URاردو
ابھروں کا سکڑنا
VITiếng Việt
cau mày
YOYO
oju didun
ZH中文
皱眉
ZUZU
inkani

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