"raise eyebrows" meaning in All languages combined

See raise eyebrows on Wiktionary

Verb [English]

Audio: En-au-raise eyebrows.ogg Forms: raises eyebrows [present, singular, third-person], raising eyebrows [participle, present], raised eyebrows [participle, past], raised eyebrows [past]
Head templates: {{en-verb|*|head=raise eyebrows}} raise eyebrows (third-person singular simple present raises eyebrows, present participle raising eyebrows, simple past and past participle raised eyebrows)
  1. (idiomatic) To cause surprise. Tags: idiomatic
    Sense id: en-raise_eyebrows-en-verb-uKdvYNAQ Categories (other): English predicates Disambiguation of English predicates: 39 37 24
  2. (idiomatic) To cause mild disapproval. Tags: idiomatic
    Sense id: en-raise_eyebrows-en-verb-JKoTH24- Categories (other): English predicates Disambiguation of English predicates: 39 37 24
  3. Used other than figuratively or idiomatically: see raise, eyebrows. Related terms: eyebrow-raising, raise one's eyebrows
    Sense id: en-raise_eyebrows-en-verb-F491jMGI Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header, English predicates, Entries with translation boxes, Pages with 1 entry, Pages with entries, Terms with German translations, Terms with Maori translations Disambiguation of English entries with incorrect language header: 25 24 51 Disambiguation of English predicates: 39 37 24 Disambiguation of Entries with translation boxes: 31 30 39 Disambiguation of Pages with 1 entry: 29 28 43 Disambiguation of Pages with entries: 22 21 58 Disambiguation of Terms with German translations: 26 25 48 Disambiguation of Terms with Maori translations: 32 23 45
The following are not (yet) sense-disambiguated
Translations (Translations): verwunderte Blicke hervorrufen (German), pewa (Maori), whakanana (Maori), rewha (Maori)
Disambiguation of 'Translations': 45 43 11

Inflected forms

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