What does frown mean?
Word: Frown
Part of Speech: Verb
Meaning: Frown means to pull your eyebrows together so that lines show on your forehead, because you are cross, worried or thinking hard.
Synonyms: scowl, glare
Antonyms: grin
How do you spell frown?
Syllables: frown
Tricky part: The 'ow' sound here is spelt ow, as in cow. Frawn and froun are other slips.
Watch out for: frawn, froun
Memory tip: Look at the w near the end of frown: its zigzag shape is like the wrinkles on a cross forehead.
Idioms and Phrases
- turn that frown upside down: A friendly way of telling someone to cheer up and smile. Example: "When Arya lost the game, Nani said, 'Come on, turn that frown upside down.'"
Frown in a sentence
Example 1: Papa gave a big frown when he saw the broken vase.
Example 2: Do not frown at your little brother; he is only trying to help.
Example 3: Sana frowned at the hard sum and started again.
Fun Fact
Frown has been used in English for more than 600 years. It came into English from Old French.
Practise the CREST Way
Word Connection
Choose the antonym of the word: frown
a) sneer
b) sulk
c) smile
d) stare
Show answer
c) smile. When you smile, your eyebrows relax and your mouth curves up: the reverse of a frown.
Word Cookie
Find the extra letter in the word:
frrown
a) r
b) w
c) o
d) f
Show answer
a) r. Frown has one r, straight after the f.
Word Cookie
Find the misspelt word in the sentence:
Dadi gave a little frowne when the milk boiled over.
a) frowne
b) boiled
c) little
d) milk
Show answer
a) frowne. Frown stops at the n, with nothing after it.
Spell-o-Spell
Choose the correctly spelt word:
a) forhead
b) wrinkel
c) eybrow
d) frown
Show answer
d) frown. Eyebrow needs its first e, forehead keeps the e after for and wrinkle ends in le; frown is spelt right.
Multiple Choice Questions
1. Why might your teacher frown?
a) she heard a good joke
b) she has won a prize
c) it is her birthday
d) the class is too noisy
Show answer
d) the class is too noisy
2. In which sentence is frown a naming word (a noun)?
a) Please do not frown at me.
b) Babies frown when they are hungry.
c) Dadi's frown soon went away.
d) We frown when we are cross.
Show answer
c) Dadi's frown soon went away.
