frowning
31frown — {{Roman}}I.{{/Roman}} noun ADJECTIVE ▪ deep, heavy ▪ faint, little, slight, small, tiny ▪ confused …
32stern — I (New American Roget s College Thesaurus) adj. rigorous, austere; forbidding, grim; strict, harsh, uncompromising. See severity.Ant., moderate, lenient. n. poop, counter, rear.Ant., bow. II (Roget s IV) modif. Syn. rigid, austere, strict; see… …
33frown — 01. The teacher [frowned] when the student told her he had forgotten his homework. 02. The child had a big [frown] on his face when he walked off the field. 03. The weather seems to be [frowning] on our plans for a picnic this weekend. 04. The… …
34crease — [[t]kri͟ːs[/t]] creases, creasing, creased 1) N COUNT: usu pl Creases are lines that are made in cloth or paper when it is crushed or folded. She stood up, frowning at the creases in her silk dress... Papa flattened the creases of the map with… …
35lowering — low·er·ing || laÊŠÉ™rɪŋ adj. frowning, angry, gloomy; dark, threatening (of weather) n. act of making lower; diminishing, decreasing; frowning, scowling low·er || laÊŠÉ™(r) n. dark threatening look; frown adj. below another; situated below;… …
36frown — /fraʊn / (say frown) verb (i) 1. to contract the brow as in displeasure or deep thought; scowl. 2. to look displeased; have an angry look. –verb (t) 3. to express by a frown. –noun 4. a frowning look; scowl. 5. any expression or show of… …
37frowningly — adverb with a frown; while frowning (Freq. 1) he looked at her frowningly • Derived from adjective: ↑frowning …
38outfrown — /owt frown /, v.t. to outdo in frowning; silence, abash, or subdue by frowning. [1595 1605; OUT + FROWN] …
39throw down the gauntlet — {v. phr.} To challenge, especially to a fight. * /Another candidate for the presidency has thrown down the gauntlet./ …
40throw down the gauntlet — {v. phr.} To challenge, especially to a fight. * /Another candidate for the presidency has thrown down the gauntlet./ …
