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raising the roof

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

Meaning of raise the roof

Verb

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

  1. (idiomatic, informal) To cause a commotion, as by boisterous celebrating or loud complaining; to make considerable noise.
    • What Jack loves above all is a song with a rousing chorus […] in which Jack can do his bit towards "raising the roof".1918 December 24, “A Bold Assertion”, in Ashburton Guardian, New Zealand, section 2

Questions about raising the roof

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

Words near raising the roof in the dictionary

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

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