frown at
Look disapprovingly at
To frown at someone or something is to look at them with disapproval or displeasure, drawing the brows together: She frowned at the mess in the kitchen.
The phrase extends to general disapproval: The committee frowns at late submissions.
Frowning at differs from frowning on, which suggests more formal or institutional disapproval.
- disapproveJudge as wrong
- glowerStare with displeasure
- scowlAngry facial expression
- stern lookHarsh disapproving expression
- hard stareProlonged intense gaze
rebuke · displeasure · dirty look · scorn · grimace · side-eye · raised eyebrow · reprimand · shake head · skepticism · judgment · disdain · disappointment · warning · wrinkle · criticism · annoyance · squint