noun
COLLOCATIONS FROM CORPUS
■ VERB
raise
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In the United States, the mere idea raises hackles .
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The script fits Steve Forbes, whose self-financed run for the Republican presidential nomination is raising hopes and hackles .
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But something has happened to raise our hackles .
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Most pets can not even raise their hackles in anger as their hair is too long.
EXAMPLES FROM CORPUS
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Both sexes may erect hackles on neck when alarmed, to form prominent whiskers.
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But something has happened to raise our hackles .
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I think documenting would only get his hackles raised further.
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In the United States, the mere idea raises hackles .
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She felt defensive hackles rise on the back of her neck.
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The script fits Steve Forbes, whose self-financed run for the Republican presidential nomination is raising hopes and hackles .