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makes strange

makes strange is the third-person singular simple present indicative 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 makes strange

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

Words near makes strange in the dictionary

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

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