Meaning

• To have a frown on one's face.

  "She frowned when I told her the news."

• To manifest displeasure or disapprobation; to look with disfavour or threateningly.

  "Noisy gossip in the library is frowned upon."

• To repress or repel by expressing displeasure or disapproval; to rebuke with a look.

  "Let us frown the impudent fellow into silence."

• To communicate by frowning.

  "Frank frowned his displeasure with my proposal."

Meaning

• The act of giving a frown.