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made strange

made strange is the simple past and past participle of make strange.

Meaning of make strange

Verb

make strange (third-person singular simple present makes strange, present participle making strange, simple past and past participle made strange)

  1. (especially, idiomatic) To behave in a shy, uncommunicative, resistant manner when encountering an unfamiliar person or situation.
    • Come to Granny. You must surely be making strange, with all these foreign faces huffing and puffing around you, you poor little precious diddledums.2009, Martha Long, Ma, It's a Cold Aul Night an I'm Lookin for a Bed (2015 Seven Stories Press edition), (Google preview)

Questions about made strange

What is made strange the simple past and past participle of?
Made strange is the simple past and past participle of make strange.

Words near made strange in the dictionary

  1. made someone's toenails curl
  2. made someone's toes curl
  3. made something of
  4. made something of oneself
  5. made sport of
  6. made strange
  7. made streaks
  8. made strides
  9. made sure
  10. made terms
  11. made the bald man cry

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