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makes someone's skin crawl

makes someone's skin crawl is the third-person singular simple present indicative of make someone's skin crawl.

Meaning of make someone's skin crawl

Verb

make someone's skin crawl (third-person singular simple present makes someone's skin crawl, present participle making someone's skin crawl, simple past and past participle made someone's skin crawl)

  1. (idiomatic) To frighten or disgust.
    • The sound of fingernails on a chalkboard just makes my skin crawl.

Questions about makes someone's skin crawl

What is makes someone's skin crawl the third-person singular simple present indicative of?
Makes someone's skin crawl is the third-person singular simple present indicative of make someone's skin crawl.

Words near makes someone's skin crawl in the dictionary

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

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