"raise eyebrows" meaning in English

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Verb

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, Terms with Maori translations Disambiguation of English predicates: 37 41 22 Disambiguation of Terms with Maori translations: 33 32 35
  2. (idiomatic) To cause mild disapproval. Tags: idiomatic
    Sense id: en-raise_eyebrows-en-verb-JKoTH24- Categories (other): English predicates, Terms with Maori translations Disambiguation of English predicates: 37 41 22 Disambiguation of Terms with Maori translations: 33 32 35
  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 entries with language name categories using raw markup, English predicates, English terms with non-redundant non-automated sortkeys, Terms with German translations, Terms with Maori translations Disambiguation of English entries with incorrect language header: 23 32 44 Disambiguation of English entries with language name categories using raw markup: 18 26 55 Disambiguation of English predicates: 37 41 22 Disambiguation of English terms with non-redundant non-automated sortkeys: 19 29 52 Disambiguation of Terms with German translations: 29 31 40 Disambiguation of Terms with Maori translations: 33 32 35
The following are not (yet) sense-disambiguated
Translations (Translations): verwunderte Blicke hervorrufen (German), pewa (Maori), whakanana (Maori), rewha (Maori)
Disambiguation of 'Translations': 44 45 11

Inflected forms

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