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raised someone's hackles

raised someone's hackles is the simple past and past participle of raise someone's hackles.

Meaning of raise someone's hackles

Verb

raise someone's hackles (third-person singular simple present raises someone's hackles, present participle raising someone's hackles, simple past and past participle raised someone's hackles)

  1. (idiomatic) To annoy or anger someone.
    • Every time I hear him talk, he just raises my hackles.

Questions about raised someone's hackles

What is raised someone's hackles the simple past and past participle of?
Raised someone's hackles is the simple past and past participle of raise someone's hackles.

Words near raised someone's hackles in the dictionary

  1. raised points
  2. raised ranch
  3. raised ranches
  4. raised red flags
  5. raised someone's consciousness
  6. raised someone's hackles
  7. raised someone's shackles
  8. raised someone's shag
  9. raised someone's spirits
  10. raised steam
  11. raised the alarm

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