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raising someone's shackles

raising someone's shackles is the present participle and gerund of raise someone's shackles.

Meaning of raise someone's shackles

Verb

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

  1. Used other than figuratively or idiomatically: see raise, shackle.

Questions about raising someone's shackles

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

Words near raising someone's shackles in the dictionary

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

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