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stand on end

VERB

bristle

Synonyms

STRONGEST

bridle fume seethe

STRONG

boil flare rage rise ruffle spit swell

WEAK

be angry be infuriated be maddened blow up boil over flare up get one's dander up see red

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STRONGEST

be happy

VERB

cock

Synonyms

STRONGEST

draw back the hammer perk up raise the hammer of upraise

STRONG

raise tip

WEAK

stand erect stand up stick up

Antonyms

STRONG

raze

VERB

upraise

Synonyms

STRONG

assemble compose construct create effect elevate fabricate fashion forge form found frame heighten hoist initiate institute join lift make manufacture mount organize pitch plant prefabricate produce raise rear shape stand

WEAK

bring about cobble up fit together fudge together knock together make up put together put up run up set up stand up throw together throw up uprear

Antonyms

STRONG

abandon break conclude decrease demolish demote depress destroy disarrange disorder disorganize disperse distress divide drop end fail fall finish halt ignore lessen lower neglect prevent raze refuse ruin scatter separate stop upset veto

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The result is a collection of audio stories that will send a chill down your spine, make your hair stand on end and keep you entertained.

From New York Times • Oct. 31, 2023

"It made every nerve ending in your body stand on end," he said.

From BBC • Jun. 19, 2022

In his own work, he has seen monkeys shake their heads, jump swiftly between perches, and have their fur stand on end in response to music.

From Science Magazine • Mar. 22, 2022

“A parir madres,” frankly, used to make my hair stand on end.

From Los Angeles Times • Sep. 1, 2017

The cold travels across my body, making the hair on the back of my neck stand on end.

From "Divergent" by Veronica Roth

stand on end

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