Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

making someone's hair stand on end

Word Rarity Uncommon

Frequency: Zipf frequency 4.16 in modern English

Syllables
mak-ing -some-one's hair -s-tand on end
IPA
42
Scrabble Score
28
Letters
6
Syllables
13
Unique Chars

Meaning

verb

present participle and gerund of make someone's hair stand on end

Questions

What does making someone's hair stand on end mean?
present participle and gerund of make someone's hair stand on end

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