Collocation Dictionary
Common collocations with disapproving in American Collocation
very
very
They were giving me very disapproving looks.
not very
faintly
rather
vaguely
Her tone when she spoke to me was vaguely disapproving.
expression
face
frown
gaze
glance
look
stare
I didn’t get any disapproving stares, just sympathetic smiles.
remark
comment
noises
tone
voice
Everyone stood around making disapproving noises but nobody actually complained.