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making someone's flesh creep

making someone's flesh creep is the present participle and gerund of make someone's flesh creep.

Meaning of make someone's flesh creep

Verb

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

  1. To disgust or frighten someone.
    • I can't bear snakes. They make my flesh creep.

Questions about making someone's flesh creep

What is making someone's flesh creep the present participle and gerund of?
Making someone's flesh creep is the present participle and gerund of make someone's flesh creep.

Words near making someone's flesh creep in the dictionary

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

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