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Collocations for frown - noun

ADJ.

deep, heavy | faint, quick, slight, small, tiny | puzzled, thoughtful, worried | angry, black, fierce, grim, warning | deepening

VERB + FROWN

give
The boy gave a small frown.
wear
She wore a worried frown.
crease into, pucker into, wrinkle in
Her face creased into a frown.
be drawn/draw together in
His brows drew together in a frown.

FROWN + VERB

deepen, grow darker/deeper
Her frown grew deeper at the memory.
crease sth
Her frown creased her forehead.
marr sth
A frown marred his handsome features.
cross sth, touch sth
A frown crossed her brow.

FROWN + NOUN

line

PREP.

with a ~ | ~ of
a frown of concentration/disapproval/puzzlement

PHRASES

a frown in your eyes
He looked at her with a puzzled frown in his eyes.
a frown on your face

Collocations for frown - verb

ADV.

darkly, deeply, heavily, sharply | slightly | impatiently | thoughtfully
She studied the letter, frowning thoughtfully.

PREP.

at
She turned and frowned at him.
in
He looked at the coded message, frowning in concentration.
with
He frowned with annoyance.

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