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Trying to say "her eyebrows furrowed" but cannot find the right expression. I
recall there being a similar expression (which warranted a different English
translation), but can't remember what it was...
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What is the word for "to furrow" in terms of eyebrows?
The closest expression is probably:

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> [眉{まゆ}を寄せる{よせる}](http://www.weblio.jp/content/%E7%9C%89%E3%82%92%E5%AF%84%E3%81%9B%E3%82%8B)
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> 不快の念などから眉の寄ったような表情をすること。「眉根を寄せる」「眉をしかめる」「眉を顰める」「眉をひそめる」などとも表現する。

For example:

> 彼女は眉を寄せた。

Passive voice seems not to be very common though, unlike in English.
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To add to 「[眉]{まゆ}をしかめる」「眉をひそめる」 given in the other answer, I think you could
also use...

> [眉間]{みけん}にしわを[寄]{よ}せる
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To add to the other answers, way back in some early 20th century novel (I
don't remember exactly which one) I saw another expression. So if you want to
go a bit more indirect and literary you could say

> [八]{はち}の[字]{じ}を[寄]{よ}せる
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> 眉 (まゆ) を八の字にして眉間 (みけん) にしわを寄せる。顔をしかめる。「―・せて考え込む」
> ([source](https://dictionary.goo.ne.jp/jn/176935/meaning/m1u/))

This is meant figuratively that you arrange your brows in a way that looks
like the sign for eight (八). If you want to make the opposite you could also
say

> [逆]{ぎゃく}[八]{はち}の[字]{じ}を[寄]{よ}せる
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> If somebody could clear me up whether its ぎゃくはち or さかはち, I'd be grateful.
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> Edit: As pointed out in the comments, the 逆 is in relation to 八の字 as a
> complete expression and thus read as ぎゃく and not as さか.

As is stated [in the answer to this question
here](https://detail.chiebukuro.yahoo.co.jp/qa/question_detail/q12130702332).
I presume the answering person is a native speaker, but I personally have
never seen that expression in novels.
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I suspect the word you're looking for is 'to frown', 悩む
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