raise a stink in English

Forms: raises a stink [present, singular, third-person], raising a stink [participle, present], raised a stink [participle, past], raised a stink [past] [Show additional information ▼] [Hide additional information ▲]

Head templates: {{en-verb|*}} raise a stink (third-person singular simple present raises a stink, present participle raising a stink, simple past and past participle raised a stink)

Inflected forms

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        "To complain; to demand attention or remedy for a problem."
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        "(informal) To complain; to demand attention or remedy for a problem."
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  "word": "raise a stink"
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    {
      "form": "raises a stink",
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        "third-person"
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        "present"
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    },
    {
      "form": "raised a stink",
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    },
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        "(informal) To complain; to demand attention or remedy for a problem."
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    }
  ],
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"raise a stink" meaning in English

Verb

Inflected forms