Definition
Wrinkles the forehead and turns down the corners of the mouth to show displeasure or concentration.
Etymology
From Old French 'freignier,' of uncertain origin but possibly related to Old Norse 'frûn.' The expression and emotion developed as a universal human facial gesture across cultures.
Kelly Says
Frowning is one of the few facial expressions recognized across all human cultures—babies born blind frown without ever seeing it. The word's origin is murky, but the feeling it describes is deeply human.
Translations
AMአማርኛ
አይን ይሰማል
a-in yi-se-mal
ARالعربية
تَحَزَّن
ta-hazz-an
BNবাংলা
চোখের ভূমিকা
cho-ker bhoomi-ka
CACatalà
arrossegar les celles
ar-ro-se-gar les celles
CSČeština
zamrucuje
zam-roo-chee
DADansk
rynker panden
rin-ker pan-den
DEDeutsch
runzelt
ruun-zelt
ELΕλληνικά
σφίγγει τα φρύδια
sfin-yee ta fry-dia
FAفارسی
چهرهاش را درهم میکشد
chehre-ash ra dar-ham mi-kesh-ad
HIहिन्दी
गालों को सिकोड़ना
gaalon ko sikoodna
HUMagyar
ráncozik
ran-ko-zik
IDBahasa Indonesia
kerut
ke-rut
ITItaliano
sbadiglia
sba-dee-glia
JA日本語
眉をひそめる
may o hisomeru
KKKK
мұрнын бұрау
mur-nyn bu-rau
KO한국어
살살 찡그리다
sal-sal chi-ng-g-ri-da
MRMR
काळजी घेणे
ka-al-jee ghen-ne
MSBahasa Melayu
kerut
ke-rut
MYမြန်မာ
မျက်လုံး လျှောက်
myet-lo-ng lay-shouk
NLNederlands
fronst
fronst
NONorsk
rynker på
rin-ker pa
PLPolski
zmarszczy brwi
zmar-shch-chi br-vi
PTPortuguês
franze
fran-zheh
RORomână
frunțează
fru-n-tza-ye
RUРусский
наморщивает брови
nam-or-shchi-va-et bro-vi
SVSvenska
brytar på
bry-tar pa
SWKiswahili
kupiga
ku-pi-ga
TAதமிழ்
கண்களைக் குறுக்கி
ka-n-gal-ai-ku-ru-kki
THไทย
ขมวดคิ้ว
khom-wat kieo
TLTL
ipin ang kilay
i-pin ang ki-lay
TRTürkçe
kaşlarını çatmak
kaş-lı-nı çat-mak
UKУкраїнська
хмурить брови
khmu-ryt bro-vi
URاردو
چہرہ چھڑکنا
che-ra chhad-kna
VITiếng Việt
trợn mày
tron may