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eyebrow-raising

eyebrow-raising adjective: that causes surprise, wonder or disbelief.

Adjective

eyebrow-raising

  1. (idiomatic) That causes surprise, wonder or disbelief.
    • Guardiola switched to a 5-5-0 formation in the 76th minute following the eyebrow-raising decision to haul off Haaland and send on defensive midfielder Nico Gonzalez - a tactical manoeuvre which could have come right out of the Jose Mourinho playbook.2025 September 21, Shamoon Hafez, “Guardiola gamble almost pays off as Liverpool cash in”, in BBC Sport

Noun

eyebrow-raising (countable and uncountable, plural eyebrow-raisings)

  1. (idiomatic) An expression of surprise, wonder, or disbelief.
  2. (idiomatic) An instance of this.

Forms of eyebrow-raising

pluraleyebrow-raisings

Questions about eyebrow-raising

What does eyebrow-raising mean?
Eyebrow-raising means that causes surprise, wonder or disbelief.
What part of speech is eyebrow-raising?
Eyebrow-raising can be an adjective or a noun.

Words near eyebrow-raising in the dictionary

  1. eyebrow flashes
  2. eyebrow pencil
  3. eyebrow pencils
  4. eyebrow-raiser
  5. eyebrow-raisers
  6. eyebrow-raising
  7. eyebrow-raisings
  8. eyebrowed
  9. eyebrowed thrush
  10. eyebrowed thrushes
  11. eyebrowing

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