Frowning

/ˈfraʊnɪŋ/ verb

Definition

When your eyebrows go down and your mouth turns down because you're sad, mad, or confused.

Etymology

This word comes from an old French word that meant 'to wrinkle your forehead'.

Kelly Says

When you're frowning, I can see that something is bothering you - maybe you're frustrated with a puzzle or feeling sad. It's okay to frown sometimes!

Translations

AMአማርኛ
ስጨንቅ
ARالعربية
العبوس
BNবাংলা
ভ্রু কুঁচকানো
CSČeština
mračit se
DADansk
rynke panden
DEDeutsch
Stirnrunzeln
ELΕλληνικά
συνοφρύωμα
ESEspañol
frunciendo el ceño
FAفارسی
ابروهای ترشرو
FISuomi
silmien silmissä
FRFrançais
fronçant les sourcils
GUGU
ભૂંડું તોડવું
HAHA
jan gaske
HEעברית
קמטים על המצח
HIहिन्दी
भौंह सिकोड़ना
HUMagyar
ráncoltan
IDBahasa Indonesia
mengernyitkan alis
IGIG
imiri ihu
ITItaliano
aggrottando la fronte
JA日本語
眉をひそめる
KKKK
қасын қысу
KMKM
រំញ័រមេឃ
KO한국어
찡그린
MRMR
भुवं कुचकणे
MSBahasa Melayu
mengkerut alis
MYမြန်မာ
မျက်နှာမုန်း
NLNederlands
fronsend
NONorsk
rynke pannen
PAPA
ਭਵੀ ਚੜ੍ਹਾਉਣਾ
PLPolski
marszczyć brwi
PTPortuguês
franzindo a testa
RORomână
strâmbând
RUРусский
хмурясь
SVSvenska
rynka pannan
SWKiswahili
kuweka uso mbaya
TAதமிழ்
புருவம் குறுக்கல்
TEతెలుగు
కంసుమ కూచటం
THไทย
ขมวดคิ้ว
TLTL
kumupas ang noo
TRTürkçe
kaşlarını çatmak
UKУкраїнська
насупивши
URاردو
بھنویں چڑھانا
VITiếng Việt
cau mày
YOYO
iyalẹnù
ZH中文
皱眉
ZUZU
ukugoba umuso

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