Definitions
from The Century Dictionary.
- Having longitudinal channels, ridges, or grooves; sulcate: as, a furrowed stem.
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- verb Simple past tense and past participle of
furrow .
from WordNet 3.0 Copyright 2006 by Princeton University. All rights reserved.
- adjective having long narrow shallow depressions (as grooves or wrinkles) in the surface
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Examples
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The uvula (uvula vermis; uvular lobe) forms a considerable portion of the inferior vermis; it is separated on either side from the tonsil by the sulcus valleculæ, at the bottom of which it is connected to the tonsil by a ridge of gray matter, indented on its surface by shallow furrows, and hence called the furrowed band.
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His brow furrowed as if he was concentrating on something.
Brian Keene 2010
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Her brow was furrowed and she looked worried, but something else about her was studying the whole situation, and he could see it: her worry and her thought, her intensity in trying to put everything together.
So Much Pretty Cara Hoffman 2011
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The brows are furrowed, and he is gazing off into the distance at . . . something nobody else can see.
Get Laid or Die Trying Jeff Allen 2011
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Sally furrowed her brow and said, “Why do you have to get all wrapped up in labels?”
Times Two Kristen Henderson 2011
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The question produces furrowed brows and shrugs of shoulders.
Voters Balk at Cuts Close to Home Gerald F. Seib 2011
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This reaction comes with a furrowed brow -- my regular clothes and the dog don't quite fit in with a nudge from the judge.
Mark Olmsted: Top 10 Reactions to My Trashwhispering Mark Olmsted 2011
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I look at the tatty machines and their glaring advert-riddled interfaces with furrowed brow for a second, then head to the bar, hoping it'll be wifi enabled for customers.
Adventures of a Couch-Hopping Scribbler Part 1: Chicago or Bust Hal Duncan 2010
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This reaction comes with a furrowed brow -- my regular clothes and the dog don't quite fit in with a nudge from the judge.
Mark Olmsted: Top 10 Reactions to My Trashwhispering Mark Olmsted 2011
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My bright teacher turned to me, nose wrinkled, her perfectly plucked brows furrowed.
Deadly Julie Chibbaro 2011
corylusavellana commented on the word furrowed
"This furrowed field, this hallowed ground, acre of Weald, of peace unbound,
I dream of living, earth in hand, and plot my plot; to live the land."
December 24, 2008