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Common collocations with disapproving in American Collocation

disapproving adjective

US /ˌdɪsəˈpruvɪŋ/

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.