disapproving in English

adjective
1
expressing an unfavorable opinion.
he shot a disapproving glance at her
verb
1
have or express an unfavorable opinion about something.
Bob strongly disapproved of drinking and driving

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Below are sample sentences containing the word "disapproving" from the English Dictionary. We can refer to these sentence patterns for sentences in case of finding sample sentences with the word "disapproving", or refer to the context using the word "disapproving" in the English Dictionary.

1. [more Bigoted; most Bigoted] disapproving

2. He wagged a disapproving finger.

3. You sound so disapproving, Midge.

4. Janet gave him a disapproving look.

5. Mother gave me a disapproving look.

6. A disapproving frown settled on her face.

7. Mrs Saulitis threw them a disapproving glance.

8. Her disapproving parents refused to attend her wedding.

9. She sounded disapproving as we discussed my plans.

10. Her father threw a disapproving glance at her.

11. His disapproving remarks about cars are nothing but sour grapes.

12. 8 synonyms for Condemnatory: critical, accusing, disapproving, scathing, censorious

13. I was getting disapproving looks from the people around me.

14. Franco gave them a look which might have been faintly disapproving.

15. John gave me a disapproving look when I suggested another drink.

16. Booing (plural Booings) A disapproving exclamation by a member of an audience

17. Women policed each other, stopping rebellious acts with cold and disapproving stares.

18. The application had been subject to long and disapproving scrutiny at Coutts.

19. Approving and DisApproving Spend Requests; Approving an Expense Report; Approving on Certify Mobile; DisApproving an Expense Report; Approver's Other Actions Menu; Sending an Inquiry; Approving with InstantAudit; Using Administrative Flags

20. 24 The cook stood there like a shrivelled bootlace, tight-lipped, implacable, disapproving.

21. The disapproving proscriptions of puritanism could not have squeezed all impropriety from the area.

22. Antonyms for Commendatory include adverse, depreciative, depreciatory, derogatory, disapproving, inappreciative, negative, unappreciative, uncomplimentary and

23. Synonyms for Condemnatory include censorious, critical, disapproving, condemning, damnatory, damning, denunciatory, reprobative, accusatory and accusing

24. Synonyms for Bitching include critical, censorious, condemnatory, condemning, castigatory, reproving, denunciatory, deprecatory, disparaging and disapproving

25. And then Georg had closed in on her, a grumpier, more disapproving, hectoring Georg.

26. Suddenly, behind the disapproving odor, way way back behind it, she smelled another thing.

27. Antonyms for Approbatory include adverse, depreciative, depreciatory, derogatory, disapproving, inappreciative, negative, unappreciative, uncomplimentary and

28. On the podium J ? Eric Humphrey stood impassively, waiting for the disapproving chorus to subside.

29. Disapproving as he was, he still seems to have found vicarious excitement in talking weapons.

30. She'd left the smashed car outside and staggered inside, drawing disapproving glances from the other guests.

31. Disapproving The hotel's decor was tasteless and Countrified (= artificially like something seen in the countryside).

32. Antonyms for Approbating include declining, denying, disallowing, disapproving, negativing, rejecting, vetoing, contradicting, disagreeing and invalidating

33. Antonyms for Affirmative include dissenting, negative, denying, disagreeing, disapproving, negating, conflicting, contradictory, incongruous and opposing

34. Synonyms for Criticizing include critical, censorious, condemnatory, condemning, castigatory, reproving, denunciatory, deprecatory, disparaging and disapproving

35. Synonyms for Bellyaching include critical, censorious, condemnatory, condemning, castigatory, reproving, denunciatory, deprecatory, disparaging and disapproving

36. Above it hung a picture of a disapproving man who I presumed was Sefton Hamilton's grandfather.

37. Synonyms for Abominating include abhorring, despising, detesting, hating, loathing, disliking, execrating, recoiling from, shuddering at and disapproving

38. Her job, she says, is too much fun to be stalled by a disapproving glance or two.

39. [intransitive] Cling (to somebody) (usually disapproving) to stay close to somebody, especially because you need them emotionally

40. To this third set of pictures he added appropriate disapproving comments and cut them into the action.

41. What we like most is the way it never fails to create a disapproving glint in mother's eyes.

42. Would you have put on your disapproving hat and talked about tangled webs and reaping what you sow?

43. Affect something (formal, disapproving) to use or wear something that is intended to impress other people synonym put on

44. The announcement of a further pay increase for politicians provoked disapproving comments from the leader of the opposition party.

45. A Crisply cold morning (sometimes disapproving) in a quick, confident and not very friendly way ‘Take a seat,’ she said Crisply.

46. Critically definition, in a judgmental or disapproving manner: The backlash was immediate after he spoke Critically of his opponent’s personal life

47. / (informal) (disapproving) an aggressive and unpleasant older woman My landlady is an old Battleax and has far too many house rules

48. Disapproving of any attempt at levity , the constant killjoy doesn't have fun at work and doesn't think anyone else should either.

49. His disapproving attitude toward cars is simply sour grapes; the fact is that he would like to have a car but can' ...

50. English Language Learners Definition of Brownnose informal + disapproving : to try to get the approval of (an important or powerful person) by praise, flattery, etc