disapprovingly

[US]/ˌdisə'pru:viŋli/
[UK]/ˌdɪsəˈpruvɪ ŋlɪ/
Frequency: Very High

Translation

adv. with disapproval; showing disapproval

Phrases & Collocations

looked disapprovingly

shook head disapprovingly

commented disapprovingly

frowned disapprovingly

sighed disapprovingly

Example Sentences

Shao Xi says disapprovingly: "Fasten so spoffish.

He shook his head disapprovingly.

When I suggested a drink, she coughed disapprovingly.

Real-world Examples

They exchanged a dark look, and Madam Pomfrey clucked disapprovingly.

Source: 3. Harry Potter and the Prisoner of Azkaban

" I'm going to pretend I didn't see you behind the wheel, Jake, " he said disapprovingly.

Source: Twilight: Eclipse

Minister, Winston Churchill, looked at it particularly disapprovingly.

Source: Character Profile

The little old lady shook her head, and sighed disapprovingly.

Source: The Room with a View (Part 1)

The general disapprovingly shook his head.

Source: Resurrection

" Sara Crewe looks wonderfully well, " Miss Minchin remarked disapprovingly to her sister.

Source: The Little Princess (Original Version)

She looked disapprovingly at Scarlett, poised on the table top, her skirts above her knees, ready to leap to the floor.

Source: Gone with the Wind

So, real dreams are you're in a submarine wrestling a chicken while your grandmother looks disapprovingly on.

Source: Yale University Open Course: Introduction to Psychology

Agnes did not get up until after nine, a fact that had Ilaria tutting disapprovingly at the clock.

Source: Still Me (Me Before You #3)

But his self-love would endure no further torment: I heard, and not altogether disapprovingly, a manual check given to her saucy tongue.

Source: Wuthering Heights

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