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raising the devil

raising the devil is the present participle and gerund of raise the devil.

Meaning of raise the devil

Verb

raise the devil (third-person singular simple present raises the devil, present participle raising the devil, simple past and past participle raised the devil)

  1. Synonym of raise hell.
    Synonyms:
    raise hell

Questions about raising the devil

What is raising the devil the present participle and gerund of?
Raising the devil is the present participle and gerund of raise the devil.

Words near raising the devil in the dictionary

  1. raising steam
  2. raising the alarm
  3. raising the ante
  4. raising the bar
  5. raising the dead
  6. raising the devil
  7. raising the flag and seeing who salutes
  8. raising the roof
  9. raising the specter
  10. raising the spectre
  11. raising the stakes

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