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raises eyebrows

raises eyebrows is the third-person singular simple present indicative of raise eyebrows.

Meaning of raise eyebrows

Verb

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.
    • How did we lose the future? Gelernter's answer may raise some eyebrows. He believes that the United States realized the fair's predictions of a technological and economic utopia—and the country subsequently imploded with its own success.1995 May 21, Steven Levy, “The Unabomber and David Gelernter”, in The New York Times, →ISSN
  2. (idiomatic) To cause mild disapproval.
    • The fact that a Chinese state-owned company was awarded the contract to build the structure also raised eyebrows.2022 July 27, Tamara Hardingham-Gill, “New Croatia bridge redraws map of Adriatic coast”, in CNN
  3. Used other than figuratively or idiomatically: see raise, eyebrows.

Questions about raises eyebrows

What is raises eyebrows the third-person singular simple present indicative of?
Raises eyebrows is the third-person singular simple present indicative of raise eyebrows.

Words near raises eyebrows in the dictionary

  1. raises a red flag
  2. raises a stink
  3. raises an eyebrow
  4. raises Cain
  5. raises cane
  6. raises eyebrows
  7. raises flags
  8. raises from the dead
  9. raises hell
  10. raises hob
  11. raises one's eyebrows

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