hackle
Example Sentences
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It has also raised the hackles of Israel’s closest allies, testing its ties with the United States.
From Seattle Times
If the thought of including them raises your hackles, feel free to leave them out.
From Washington Post
The proposed tax has raised the hackles of neighboring states.
From Seattle Times
But what also raises my hackles is when banks turn a blind eye to such activity, authorizing money transfers when it should be obvious that something out of the ordinary is happening.
From Los Angeles Times
Somehow this still isn't the end of the conflicts between Holyrood and town halls, with proposals for a National Care Service also raising hackles about the idea of more local services being centralised.
From BBC
From Roget's 21st Century Thesaurus, Third Edition Copyright © 2013 by the Philip Lief Group.
