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眉を顰める is an exact match with one form of the following word:
眉をしかめる
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Reading : まゆをしかめる   
expression, ichidan verb
to knit one's brows (in discomfort, unease, disapproval, etc.); to raise one's eyebrows; to frown; to scowl
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Kanshudo usefulness level: 10 (among the 100,000 most useful words in Japanese)
• Kanshudo usefulness level is based on a usefulness score of 33,076 which gives a rank of 68,561
眉をしかめる is the most useful form. 3 additional forms are shown below.
• This form is used about 40% of the time
• Google Japan frequency rank: 194,000 (about 312,000 results)
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Example sentences:
その
ろうふじん
老婦人
まゆ
ひそ
めた

The old woman knitted her brows.
おっと
わたし
やり
かた
まゆ
ひそ
めた
ようだった
My husband seemed to frown on my method.
眉をひそめる
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Reading : まゆをひそめる   
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• This form is used about 30% of the time
• Google Japan frequency rank: 197,000 (about 285,000 results)
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眉を顰める
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Readings : まゆをひそめる    まゆをしかめる   
眉を顰める can be read in 2 ways: まゆをしかめる (60%), まゆをひそめる (40%).
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• This form is used about 30% of the time
• Google Japan frequency rank: 200,000 (about 256,000 results)
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まゆをひそめる
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• This form is rarely used
• Google Japan frequency rank: 249,000 (about 11,200 results)
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ビ   ミ   まゆ eyebrow   
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stick   
corpse
ボク   モク   eye   ま-    め    
ヒン   しかめる to pull a wry face, to frown   ひそめる to knit one's eyebrows   
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ヒン    repeatedly   
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ページ page, leaf of a book   
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whereupon one
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katakana 'no'; whereupon; splitting away from
イチ   イツ   ひと    ひと- one   
かい shellfish   
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katakana 'ha'; eight
ホ   フ   ブ   ある    あゆ to walk   
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ショウ   すこ a little   すくない few   
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ショウ   こ-    お-    ちいさい small   
シ   とめる to stop   とまる to stop   
ヒ   いやしい shabby, mean, vulgar   いやしむ    いやしめる to disdain, scorn   
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ジュウ   ジッ   と    とお ten   
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stony rice field
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dot   
デン   た rice field   
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