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make someone's skin crawl

Word Rarity Rare

Frequency: 3.64 in modern English

Syllables
make -some-one's skin crawl
IPA
38
Scrabble Score
21
Letters
3
Syllables
12
Unique Chars

Meaning

verb

To frighten or disgust.

Example Sentences

Inflected Forms

makes someone's skin crawl (present, singular) making someone's skin crawl (participle, present) made someone's skin crawl (participle, past) made someone's skin crawl (past)

Phrases

heebie-jeebies make someone's flesh creep make someone's teeth itch

Frequently Paired Words

heebie-jeebies make someone's flesh creep make someone's teeth itch

Questions

What does make someone's skin crawl mean?
To frighten or disgust.

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