different between squinting vs frown

English

Verb

squinting

1. present participle of squint

Noun

squinting (plural squintings)

1. The act of one who squints.
   • 1828, The Harvard Register: no. I-XII, March, 1827-Feb. 1828 (page 153)

     I have known some happy spirits, who could sit for hours, when no other amusement presented, and talk of the winkings and squintings, they had lately been so eagle-eyed, as to detect between some innocent couple […]

English

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /f?a?n/

• Rhymes: -a?n

Etymology 1

From Middle English frown, froun (“a threatening appearance; lowering of the clouds”), from frounen (“to frown”). See below.

Noun

frown (plural frowns)

1. A facial expression in which the eyebrows are brought together, and the forehead is wrinkled, usually indicating displeasure, sadness or worry, or less often confusion or concentration.
2. A facial expression in which the corners of the mouth are pointed down.

Derived terms

• permafrown

Translations

Etymology 2

From Middle English frounen (“to frown as an expression of disapproval, displeasure, shame, fear, or jealousy”), from Old French frognier (“to frown or scowl”), from Gaulish *frogn? (“nostril”), from Proto-Celtic *srogn?.

Verb

frown (third-person singular simple present frowns, present participle frowning, simple past and past participle frowned)

1. (intransitive) To have a frown on one's face.

2. (intransitive, figuratively) To manifest displeasure or disapprobation; to look with disfavour or threateningly.
3. (transitive) To repress or repel by expressing displeasure or disapproval; to rebuke with a look.

4. (transitive) To communicate by frowning.

Synonyms

• scowl

Derived terms

• frown at
• frown on
• frown upon

Translations

Welsh

Adjective

frown

1. Soft mutation of brown.

Mutation