How to pronounce beetle-browed
American English pronunciation
BEE-tul-browd
- IPA
- /ˈbitəlˌbɹaʊd/
- Syllables
- BEE · tul · browd (3 syllables, stress on the 1st)
- Also said
- bee-tul-BROWD
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What beetle-browed means
Having heavy, jutting eyebrows and a scowling look
In a sentence: The beetle-browed guard frowned at us from under his thick, bushy eyebrows.
Where it comes from: No one is sure how beetle came to describe heavy, jutting eyebrows.
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