eyebrow-raising

adjective

That causes surprise, wonder or disbelief.

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Meanings

adjective
  1. idiomaticThat 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
nouneyebrow-raising (countable and uncountable, plural eyebrow-raisings)

plural eyebrow-raisings

  1. countableidiomaticuncountableAn expression of surprise, wonder, or disbelief.
  2. countableidiomaticuncountableAn instance of this.
Cite this entry
APA

eyebrow-raising. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 4, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/eyebrow-raising

MLA

“eyebrow-raising.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/eyebrow-raising. Accessed November 4, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “eyebrow-raising,” accessed November 4, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/eyebrow-raising.

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