is there any English word to describe this action?

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0What do you call it when you put your eyebrow together?   Like when someone is concentrating on a lecture and unconsciously put eyebrow close to each other.  Is there any english word for it?0-

Mister Micawber · Accepted Answer

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00Hmm. 01i00Frown in concentration02i00 is used for this, but it doesn't mention eyebrows; it is the whole facial expression.0-

Khoff · Answer

0How about "he furrowed his brow"?  ("Brow" is singular because it refers to the forehead, not to one of the eyebrows.-- it means "he wrinkled his forehead.")  It's not commmon in conversation; it seems sort of old-fashioned or literary.   But it's the best I can come up with  -- I guess it's something our language is missing.  What do other languages say?0-

Avangi · Answer

0"Knitting one's brow" is another.02br
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00Edit. According to American Heritage, "brow" can be used in the plural in place of "eye brows" as well as in the singular, meaning "forehead."0-

Chibi · Answer

0Interesting!0-

Philip · Answer

0 Avangi's suggestion of 'knit' is what I use. 0-

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