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makes a scene

makes a scene is the third-person singular simple present indicative of make a scene.

Meaning of make a scene

Verb

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

  1. (idiomatic) To bring unnecessary attention to oneself, especially through a public expression of tumultuous emotion.
    • I saw, though he tried to conceal it, that he was very much hurt at your behaviour, and I was sure, by his looks, that he did not think my jealous apprehension groundless; however, he protested he did, and persuaded me not to make a scene by arriving her in the middle of the night […]1814, Elizabeth Hervey, Amabel; or, Memoirs of a Woman of Fashion, volume 2, part 8, London: Henry Colburn, page 287

Questions about makes a scene

What is makes a scene the third-person singular simple present indicative of?
Makes a scene is the third-person singular simple present indicative of make a scene.

Words near makes a scene in the dictionary

  1. makes a pile
  2. makes a play
  3. makes a point
  4. makes a production out of
  5. makes a run for it
  6. makes a scene
  7. makes a show of oneself
  8. makes a silk purse of a sow's ear
  9. makes a spectacle of oneself
  10. makes a splash
  11. makes a stand

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