Vocabulary
Frown
English and Urdu gloss, synonyms and antonyms, and example usage from our editorial sentence cache where available.
English meaning
furrow one’s brows in an expression indicating disapproval, displeasure, or concentration.
Urdu meaning
ناپسندیدگی، گھورنا
Example sentences (from Dawn)
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- Cricketing legends like Abid Ali would probably frown on this zeal to win at any cost.
- In some versions of the Greek myth, Prometheus is also credited with the creation of humanity from clay, a description the ever-self-effacing former PM would probably frown on.
Synonyms
scowl, glower, glare, lour, look sullen, make a face, look daggers
Curator example
“he frowned as he reread the letter”
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About this vocabulary section.
These entries support close reading of Dawn editorials and opinion pieces: short definitions,
Urdu equivalents where we have them, word relations, and—when generated—real lines from the editorial archive
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