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makes someone's hair stand on end

makes someone's hair stand on end is the third-person singular simple present indicative 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 makes someone's hair stand on end

What is makes someone's hair stand on end the third-person singular simple present indicative of?
Makes someone's hair stand on end is the third-person singular simple present indicative of make someone's hair stand on end.

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

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

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