Meaning & use
eyebrow furrowed
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Meaning
adjectiveafter a verb
having the skin above the eyes pulled together in tight lines, usually showing worry, anger, or deep thought
Grammar: Used after linking verbs like be, look, seem: Her brow was furrowed.
Patterns
- be eyebrow furrowed
- look eyebrow furrowed
- with an eyebrow furrowed
He sat eyebrow furrowed, reading the same paragraph again and again.
She looked eyebrow furrowed when I told her the price.
The coach stood eyebrow furrowed as the team missed another goal.
Common combinations
- brow furrowed in concentration
- His brow was furrowed in concentration as he solved the puzzle.
- eyebrow furrowed with worry
- Her eyebrow was furrowed with worry when she heard the news.
- deeply furrowed brow
- He had a deeply furrowed brow after hours of studying.
Synonyms and how they differ
- frowning
- Frowning usually means the mouth turns down; eyebrow furrowed specifically describes the forehead lines.
- scowling
- Scowling suggests open anger or disapproval, while eyebrow furrowed can also show concentration.
Opposites
Word family
Commonly confused: eyebrow furrowed or eyebrow-raising?
eyebrow furrowed vs eyebrow-raising
Eyebrow-raising means surprising or shocking, not showing worry or thought.
Practice
Which sentence uses the phrase correctly?
Choose one answer.
The phrase follows a linking verb like looked. Option 0 uses it after was but sounds unnatural because was eyebrow furrowed is less common than looked; option 1 wrongly puts it before a noun; option 2 uses it as a verb, which it is not.
Make it your own
Write a sentence using “eyebrow furrowed”, then check it and compare it with the examples above.