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making someone's hair stand on end

making someone's hair stand on end is the present participle and gerund 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 making someone's hair stand on end

What is making someone's hair stand on end the present participle and gerund of?
Making someone's hair stand on end is the present participle and gerund of make someone's hair stand on end.

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

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

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