furrowed
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4.9
- adjective
- /ˈfɜːroʊd/
:
surcado
- His brow was as furrowed as his suit was well-pressed, and he was working on a laptop computer.
- furrowed brow
- furrowed face
- deep-furrowed
There was a book ripening in the furrowed field.
- There was a book ripening in the furrowed field.
- Sharp features, skinny nose, beautiful hands, an underbite and a furrowed brow.
- He would just look at him like furrowed when my jaw unlocks.
- He would just look at him like furrowed when my jaw unlocked.
Examples
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There was a book ripening in the furrowed field.
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He looked at the inhabitants from underneath his furrowed brow, stroked his moustache, and, in order to call attention to himself, coughed twice into his fist.
Fiction book (1996) -
His brow is deeply furrowed.
Fiction book (1997) -
Jack's furrowed reflection comes into view as he talks on his cell phone.
Fiction book (2000) -
I could see the king watching us with suspicion; however, his brow was dark and furrowed.
Fiction book (1991) -
Your furrowed brow betrays your lying lips.
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We sit together, my mother and I, in an inner room without a view, watching the furrowed brows of my brother and two sisters straining to sleep.
Blog text (22) -
Her angry, furrowed brow, flaring nostrils, and pursed lips, coupled with her animated and accusatory hand, show strength and the depth of her emotion.
Academic text (2005) -
Lavender light of love discerns the meaning of the pain I own like a garland of yellow roses around my furrowed brow brushed with strands of whitened hair.
Fiction book (1994) -
His forehead was deep and furrowed, very much like a lion's.
Synonyms
34
1.5
Having small lines on skin or cloth
13
2.4
Having many small folds on skin or cloth
4
4.0
Small wrinkles or folds cover the surface
1
6.9
A road or path with long, deep grooves from passing wheels
1
6.5
Marked by lines or scars on the skin
1
3.7
Having small folds or wrinkles on the surface, like paper
Skin that has visible lines caused by age or hard work
With small, gentle waves on the surface, like water or cloth
Antonyms
How Wrinkled
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4.9
34
1.5
Surface Forms
Morphology
Etymology
Furrowed comes from the simple word furrow, which means 'a long thin line made in the ground by a plow'. Think of the deep lines in a plowed field, and you can see why 'furrowed' describes something covered with long grooves or wrinkles, like a furrowed brow.