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Grown vs Frown - What's the difference?

grown | frown |

As verbs the difference between grown and frown

is that grown is while frown is to have a on one's face.

As an adjective grown

is covered by growth; overgrown.

As a noun frown is

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.

grown

English

Verb

(head)

    • Adjective

    (en adjective)
  • Covered by growth; overgrown.
    • What one was a farm was grown with trees.

    Anagrams

    * English irregular past participles

    frown

    English

    Noun

    (en noun)
  • 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.

    • Derived terms

    * permafrown

    Verb

    (en verb)
  • To have a on one's face.
  • To manifest displeasure or disapprobation; to look with disfavour or threateningly.
    • Noisy gossip in the library is frowned upon.
  • * Shakespeare
    • The sky doth frown and lower upon our army.
  • To repress or repel by expressing displeasure or disapproval; to rebuke with a look.
    • Frown the impudent fellow into silence.

    Derived terms

    * frown at * frown on * frown upon