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Chris -- 2018-04-11
The Eggcorn Database has “furl one’s brow†for “furrow one’s brow.†Writers and speakers also have a tendency to change “furrow†into “fur.†It makes some sense: to create the vertical ridges between one’s eyebrows that signal worry/puzzlement/intense concern, the eyebrows have to be drawn together, displaying, especially in the more bushy browed, a face-wide strip of fur.
Web fiction: “Damon furred his brow at both shirts.â€
Blog entry: “Rabbi Schwadron was not at all condescending. Instead, he furred his brow in interest. â€
Nuther blog: “So, we sat down, me smirking with anticipation, and he says as he furred his brow and tapped all five fingers on the table for emphasisâ€
Shanghai arts site: “I stand like this and I’m mad. I fur my brow and I’m confused.â€
Hatching new language, one eggcorn at a time.
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Ahaha! This one made my eyebrowse stand on end.
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