knit one's brows

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knit one's brows

verb knits one's brows · knitting one's brows · knit one's brows · knitted one's brows

  1. To scowl, indicating anger, worry, or puzzlement.

    Similar: furrow one's brow

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verb to scowl, indicating anger, worry, or puzzlement

Españolfruncir las cejas, arquear las cejas, enarcar las cejas
日本語顰める, 顔をしかめる kao o shikameru
中文皺眉 /皱眉 zhòuméi, 皺眉頭 /皱眉头 zhòuméitóu
Françaisfroncer les sourcils
Deutschdie Stirn runzeln
Italianoaggrottare il sopracciglio
Русскийхму́рить бро́ви xmúritʹ bróvi, нахму́рить бро́ви naxmúritʹ bróvi, мо́рщить лоб mórščitʹ lob, намо́рщить лоб namórščitʹ lob, хму́риться xmúritʹsja, нахму́риться naxmúritʹsja
العربيةعَبَسَ ʕabasa

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@misc{knit_one_s_brows_2026,
  title = {knit one's brows},
  howpublished = {Wiktionary, via Micwyn},
  year = {2026},
  url = {https://micwyn.com/word/knit%20one's%20brows},
  urldate = {2026-11-06}
}