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worry line

noun · 1 senses · updated from the 2026-07-25 local source snapshot

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noun

Meaning 1

A permanent wrinkle on the forehead.

Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract

Examples

  • 1982, Lou Sullivan, personal diary, quoted in 2019, Ellis Martin, Zach Ozma (editors), We Both Laughed In Pleasure I just got high & went in front of the mirror, to really LOOK at myself & really try to see myself as others do. I immediately see the worry lines carved into my face, now aging & showing all the fighting.

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