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From The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.44 [gcide]:
Frown \Frown\ (froun), verb (used without an object) [imp. & p. p. {Frowned} (fround); p. pr. & vb. n. {Frowning}.] [OF. froignier, F. frogner, in se refrogner, se renfrogner, to knit the brow, to frown; perh. of Teutonic origin; cf. It. in frigno wrinkled, frowning, Prov. It. frignare to cringe the face, to make a wry face, dial. Sw. fryna to make a wry face,]
1. To contract the brow in displeasure, severity, or sternness; to scowl; to put on a stern, grim, or surly look.
The frowning wrinkle of her brow. --Shak.
2. To manifest displeasure or disapprobation; to look with disfavor or threateningly; to lower; as, polite society frowns upon rudeness.
The sky doth frown and lower upon our army. --Shak.
From WordNet (r) 2.0 [wn]:
frowning
adjective: showing displeasure or anger
From Moby Thesaurus II by Grady Ward, 1.0 [moby-thes]:
45 Moby Thesaurus words for "frowning": beetle-browed, black, black-browed, dark, decorous, dejected, demure, dour, dumpish, earnest, formal, glowering, glum, grave, grim, grim-faced, grim-visaged, grum, long-faced, lowering, melancholy, moodish, moody, mopey, moping, mopish, morose, mumpish, scowling, sedate, serious, sober, sober-minded, sobersided, solemn, somber, staid, stone-faced, straight-faced, sulky, sullen, surly, thoughtful, unsmiling, weighty
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