Collocations for eyebrow - noun
ADJECTIVE
heavy,
thick
thin
bushy, shaggy
plucked, shaped
dark
arched, cocked (esp. AmE), lifted, raised
Ellen looked at me with a raised eyebrow.
thin
bushy, shaggy
plucked, shaped
dark
arched, cocked (esp. AmE), lifted, raised
Ellen looked at me with a raised eyebrow.
amused
mocking, sardonic
cynical, sceptical/skeptical
enquiring, questioning, quizzical
mocking, sardonic
cynical, sceptical/skeptical
enquiring, questioning, quizzical
VERB + eyebrow
arch,
cock,
lift,
quirk,
raise
‘Really?’ she said, raising a cynical eyebrow.
‘Really?’ she said, raising a cynical eyebrow.
furrow
He furrowed his eyebrows in confusion.
He furrowed his eyebrows in confusion.
pluck
She spent hours in front of the mirror, plucking her eyebrows.
She spent hours in front of the mirror, plucking her eyebrows.
eyebrow + VERB
arch,
lift,
rise,
shoot up
Her eyebrows arched quizzically.
His dark eyebrows lifted in surprise.
Her eyebrows arched quizzically.
His dark eyebrows lifted in surprise.
furrow