wake the dead
wake the dead verb: to be very loud; to produce a very loud or disruptive noise.
Verb
wake the dead (third-person singular simple present wakes the dead, present participle waking the dead, simple past woke the dead, past participle woken the dead)
- To be very loud; to produce a very loud or disruptive noise.
- For God's sake, kids, pipe down — you're going to wake the dead with that racket!
- Synonyms:
- raise the dead, raise hell
- Used other than figuratively or idiomatically: see wake, the, dead: to hold a wake over a deceased person.
- Meronyms: eulogize; elegize
Synonyms of wake the dead
Forms of wake the dead
| third-person singular present | wakes the dead |
|---|---|
| present participle | waking the dead |
| past | woke the dead |
| past participle | woken the dead |
Questions about wake the dead
- What does wake the dead mean?
- Wake the dead means to be very loud; to produce a very loud or disruptive noise.
- What part of speech is wake the dead?
- Wake the dead is a verb.
- What is the past tense of wake the dead?
- The past tense of wake the dead is woke the dead.
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