Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

raised someone's hackles

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 2.18 in modern English

Syllables
raised -some-one's hack-les
IPA
33
Scrabble Score
21
Letters
4
Syllables
13
Unique Chars

Meaning

Questions

What does raised someone's hackles mean?
simple past and past participle of raise someone's hackles

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