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raising someone's spirits

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

Meaning of raise someone's spirits

Verb

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

  1. (idiomatic) To make someone feel in a better mood

Questions about raising someone's spirits

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

Words near raising someone's spirits in the dictionary

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

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