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raising someone's hackles

raising someone's hackles is the present participle and gerund 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 raising someone's hackles

What is raising someone's hackles the present participle and gerund of?
Raising someone's hackles is the present participle and gerund of raise someone's hackles.

Words near raising someone's hackles in the dictionary

  1. raising plate
  2. raising plates
  3. raising red flags
  4. raising sim
  5. raising someone's consciousness
  6. raising someone's hackles
  7. raising someone's shackles
  8. raising someone's shag
  9. raising someone's spirits
  10. raising steam
  11. raising the alarm

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