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made someone's hair stand on end

made someone's hair stand on end is the simple past and past participle of make someone's hair stand on end.

Meaning of make someone's hair stand on end

Verb

make someone's hair stand on end (third-person singular simple present makes someone's hair stand on end, present participle making someone's hair stand on end, simple past and past participle made someone's hair stand on end)

  1. (informal) To frighten or scare someone.
    • That scene in the movie where the killer is stalking his victim made my hair stand on end.

Questions about made someone's hair stand on end

What is made someone's hair stand on end the simple past and past participle of?
Made someone's hair stand on end is the simple past and past participle of make someone's hair stand on end.

Words near made someone's hair stand on end in the dictionary

  1. made someone's day
  2. made someone's ears sad
  3. made someone's flesh crawl
  4. made someone's flesh creep
  5. made someone's hair curl
  6. made someone's hair stand on end
  7. made someone's head spin
  8. made someone's jaw drop
  9. made someone's skin crawl
  10. made someone's skin creep
  11. made someone's teeth itch

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