flinty gaze
- noun
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- She gave him a flinty gaze that made him uneasy.
Examples
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Her flinty gaze silenced the room immediately.
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The detective fixed him with a flinty gaze that betrayed no emotion.
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He responded to the criticism with nothing but a flinty gaze and pressed on.
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His flinty gaze silenced the room instantly.
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The detective fixed him with a flinty gaze that betrayed no emotion.
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Her flinty gaze silenced the room immediately.
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He responded to the criticism with nothing but a flinty gaze and pressed on.
Synonyms
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3.9
An angry look that shows you do not like something
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3.1
A serious face that shows someone is unhappy or strict
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4.6
A fixed unfriendly look that shows anger or disapproval
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5.1
A serious face that shows little or no emotion
A cold unfriendly look someone gives to show dislike
A look with eyebrows pulled together and lips pressed to show disapproval
A silent angry look that shows you feel upset or annoyed
A very strong look that focuses all attention on one point
Antonyms
How Stern
Surface Forms
Morphology
The meaning 'a stern, hard, or unyielding look' is directly derivable from combining 'flinty' (hard, unsympathetic) with 'gaze' (a sustained look). This adjective + noun composition is a standard, transparent pattern and would be predictable to a B1 learner who knows both constituent words.
Etymology
The phrase flinty gaze compares a look to flint, a very hard, cold stone, and to a gaze, a fixed look. A person with this look seems sharp and shows no feeling, so it means a 'stern' or 'unyielding' look that can silence people.