verb ·Rare ·Advanced level

Definitions

Verb

1. 1
   To remove the furrows from. transitive
2. 2
   To clear itself of furrows. intransitive

   "He grunted and murmured, until his face calmed, the eyelids smoothing into slumber, the brows unfurrowing."

Example

More examples

"He grunted and murmured, until his face calmed, the eyelids smoothing into slumber, the brows unfurrowing."

Etymology

From un- + furrow.

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