Raised / Squinted eyebrows

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Ashraful Haque

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When you move your eyebrows up to express shock/surprise.
1) She was left with raised eyebrows.

When you move your eyebrows towards each other to express confusion/anger.
2) She was left with squinted eyebrows.

My question isn't about what the meaning of the gestures. I just want to know if the terms 'raised' and 'squinted' are correct here.
 
In a situation when you someone moves your their eyebrows up to express shock/surprise, can I say "She was left with raised eyebrows"?
Note my changes above. Your opening wasn't a complete sentence.
In a situation when you someone moves your their eyebrows towards each other to express confusion/anger, can I say "She was left with squinted eyebrows"?
Again, note my changes above. Your opening wasn't a complete sentence.
You can't move your eyebrows towards each other.
You can't squint your eyebrows. You can squint [with] your eyes - we just say "squint".

Neither sentence makes sense with "She was left with ...".
My question isn't about what the meaning of the gestures.
Note my correction above. To use "what", you'd have to say "My question isn't about what the gestures mean".
I just want to know if the terms 'raised' and 'squinted' are correct here.
See my earlier comments.
 
Why are you using that?
I heard a person saying those on youtube. I don't know if the guy is a native speaker. Unfortunately there was an internet blackout in my country so I lost the video. I'm from Bangladesh in case you don't know about the week-long internet blackout.
 
When you move your eyebrows up to express shock/surprise.
1) She was left with raised eyebrows.
No. Say "She raised her eyebrows in surprise.
The first part of that sentence is used in situations such as "The thief snatched her bag, and she was left with a broken finger".
I'm from Bangladesh in case you don't know about the week-long internet blackout.
I hope things settle down in your country soon. 🙏
 
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