outfrown

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English

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Etymology

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out- +‎ frown

Verb

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outfrown (third-person singular simple present outfrowns, present participle outfrowning, simple past and past participle outfrowned)

  1. (transitive) To exceed in frowning.
    • 2001, March 18, "Political Sex", alt.slack
      Buster can stare down a statue, outfrown Eeyore, and still keep his hat on! Can your "Bob" match the unflappability of My "Buster"?
    • 2010 May 7, Anthony Lane, “Mr. Clegg and Mr. Pickwick”, in New Yorker:
      All day, therefore, the Blues and the Buffs have been locked in contretemps, with Brown and Cameron striving to outfrown each other in statesmanship