stink eye

[ stingk-ahy ]

/ ˈstɪŋk ˌaɪ /

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noun Informal.

a disapproving, contemptuous, or critical glance (often used with the):Even today, I get the stink eye from Gran if I leave food on my plate.They let their dogs jump in the river right where I'm fishing, and then give me the stink eye when I complain.

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Also stink·eye, stink-eye .

Words nearby stink eye

stinkaroo, stinkball, stink bomb, stink bug, stinker, stink eye, stinkhorn, stinking, stinking ash, stinking badger, stinking cedar

How to use stink eye in a sentence

The numbers reinforce another article in the Post, in which cops confessed to “turning a blind eye” to minor crimes.
Ground Zero of the NYPD Slowdown|Batya Ungar-Sargon|January 1, 2015|DAILY BEAST
This attack, coming just days after the PlayStation DDoS, was certainly an eye-opener.
The Attack on the Hidden Internet|Marc Rogers|December 29, 2014|DAILY BEAST
They eye the door anxiously, convinced that at any moment, a Pakistani or Iranian intelligence officer will come barging in.
The Dangerous Drug-Funded Secret War Between Iran and Pakistan|Umar Farooq|December 29, 2014|DAILY BEAST
Nervous fans can keep a vigilant eye on it via a webcam hosted on the town website that offers 24-hour goat viewing.
Sweden’s Burning Christmas Goat|Nina Strochlic|December 25, 2014|DAILY BEAST

I think part of being in the public eye is getting recognized, and dealing with positive and negative scrutiny.
Tim Howard’s Wall of Intensity|William O’Connor|December 22, 2014|DAILY BEAST
But Lucy had noted, out of the corner of her watchful eye, the arrival of Miss Grains, indignant and perspiring.
The Pit Town Coronet, Volume I (of 3)|Charles James Wills
As his eye became accustomed to the gloom, David Arden saw traces of gilding on the walls.
Checkmate|Joseph Sheridan Le Fanu
As small letters weary the eye most, so also the smallest affairs disturb us most.
Pearls of Thought|Maturin M. Ballou
Ripperda's eye fell upon the mantle,—it was discoloured a dark red in many places, he nodded his head, and the man withdrew.
The Pastor's Fire-side Vol. 3 of 4|Jane Porter
The noise of the hammer is always in his ears, and his eye is upon the pattern of the vessel he maketh.
The Bible, Douay-Rheims Version|Various