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raising one's voice

raising one's voice is the present participle of raise one's voice.

Meaning of raise one's voice

Verb

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

  1. (idiomatic) To speak loudly, especially in anger.
    • Don't you raise your voice at me!

Questions about raising one's voice

What is raising one's voice the present participle of?
Raising one's voice is the present participle of raise one's voice.

Words near raising one's voice in the dictionary

  1. raising hob
  2. raising one's eyebrows
  3. raising one's game
  4. raising one's glass
  5. raising one's head
  6. raising one's voice
  7. raising oneself up by one's bootstraps
  8. raising oneself up by one's own bootstraps
  9. raising piece
  10. raising pieces
  11. raising plate

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