Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

getting someone's dander up

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 2.21 in modern English

Syllables
get-ting -some-one's -dan-der up
IPA
31
Scrabble Score
23
Letters
6
Syllables
13
Unique Chars

Meaning

verb

present participle and gerund of get someone's dander up

Questions

What does getting someone's dander up mean?
present participle and gerund of get someone's dander up

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