Speakur

Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

turn the frown upside down

Word Rarity Rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 3.18 in modern English

Syllables
turn the frown up-side -down
IPA
38
Scrabble Score
22
Letters
3
Syllables
13
Unique Chars

Meaning

verb

To become or make somebody else happy after being sad.

Colloquial

Example Sentences

Usage

Inflected Forms

turns the frown upside down (present, singular) turning the frown upside down (participle, present) turned the frown upside down (participle, past) turned the frown upside down (past)

Synonyms

cheer up happify beatify enrapture begladden blissen bright cheer fetch cherish content delight

Questions

What does turn the frown upside down mean?
To become or make somebody else happy after being sad.

How to pronounce turn the frown upside down

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