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No matter that patriotism is too often the refuge of scoundrels. Dissent, rebellion, and all-around hell-raising remain the true duty of patriots.
Barbara Ehrenreich

Meaning of "hell-raising" in the English dictionary

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PRONUNCIATION OF HELL-RAISING

hell-raising  [ˈhɛlˌreɪzɪŋ] play
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GRAMMATICAL CATEGORY OF HELL-RAISING

noun
adjective
verb
adverb
pronoun
preposition
conjunction
determiner
exclamation
Hell-Raising is a noun.
A noun is a type of word the meaning of which determines reality. Nouns provide the names for all things: people, objects, sensations, feelings, etc.

WHAT DOES HELL-RAISING MEAN IN ENGLISH?

Definition of hell-raising in the English dictionary

The definition of hell-raising in the dictionary is behaviour which causes trouble.


WORDS THAT RHYME WITH HELL-RAISING


advertising
ˈædvəˌtaɪzɪŋ
amazing
əˈmeɪzɪŋ
appraising
əˈpreɪzɪŋ
blazing
ˈbleɪzɪŋ
consciousness-raising
ˈkɒnʃəsnəsˌreɪzɪŋ
fundraising
ˈfʌndˌreɪzɪŋ
glazing
ˈɡleɪzɪŋ
grazing
ˈɡreɪzɪŋ
hazing
ˈheɪzɪŋ
merchandising
ˈmɜːtʃənˌdaɪzɪŋ
organizing
ˈɔːɡənaɪzɪŋ
overgrazing
ˌəʊvəˈɡreɪzɪŋ
phasing
ˈfeɪzɪŋ
phrasing
ˈfreɪzɪŋ
raising
ˈreɪzɪŋ
rising
ˈraɪzɪŋ
stargazing
ˈstɑːɡeɪzɪŋ
sungazing
ˈsʌnˌɡeɪzɪŋ
surprising
səˈpraɪzɪŋ
trail-blazing
ˈtreɪlbleɪzɪŋ

WORDS THAT BEGIN LIKE HELL-RAISING

hell
hell for leather
hell house
hell of a
hell or high water
hell to pay
hell-raiser
Hell´s Angel
hellacious
hellaciously
Helladic
Hellas
hellbender
hellbent
hellbox
hellbroth
hellcat
helldiver
Helle
hellebore

WORDS THAT END LIKE HELL-RAISING

agonising
appetising
below-the-line advertising
bruising
compromising
consciousness raising
contextual advertising
display advertising
Easter Rising
enterprising
hair-raising
housing
practising
promising
self-raising
subliminal advertising
unappetising
uncompromising
unpromising
unsurprising
uprising

Synonyms and antonyms of hell-raising in the English dictionary of synonyms

SYNONYMS

Translation of «hell-raising» into 25 languages

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TRANSLATION OF HELL-RAISING

Find out the translation of hell-raising to 25 languages with our English multilingual translator.
The translations of hell-raising from English to other languages presented in this section have been obtained through automatic statistical translation; where the essential translation unit is the word «hell-raising» in English.

Translator English - Chinese

地狱募集
1,325 millions of speakers

Translator English - Spanish

el infierno de fondos
570 millions of speakers

English

hell-raising
510 millions of speakers

Translator English - Hindi

नरक जुटाने
380 millions of speakers
ar

Translator English - Arabic

رفع الجحيم
280 millions of speakers

Translator English - Russian

ад - во
278 millions of speakers

Translator English - Portuguese

inferno de sensibilização
270 millions of speakers

Translator English - Bengali

জাহান্নাম-উত্থাপন
260 millions of speakers

Translator English - French

l´enfer de sensibilisation
220 millions of speakers

Translator English - Malay

Penjanaan neraka
190 millions of speakers

Translator English - German

Hölle Bildung
180 millions of speakers

Translator English - Japanese

地獄調達
130 millions of speakers

Translator English - Korean

지옥 모금
85 millions of speakers

Translator English - Javanese

Neraka
85 millions of speakers
vi

Translator English - Vietnamese

địa ngục nuôi
80 millions of speakers

Translator English - Tamil

நரகத்தில் திரட்டும்
75 millions of speakers

Translator English - Marathi

नरक उभारणे
75 millions of speakers

Translator English - Turkish

cehennem yaratma
70 millions of speakers

Translator English - Italian

hell -raising
65 millions of speakers

Translator English - Polish

piekło świadomości
50 millions of speakers

Translator English - Ukrainian

ад -во
40 millions of speakers

Translator English - Romanian

iad de sensibilizare
30 millions of speakers
el

Translator English - Greek

hell - ευαισθητοποίησης
15 millions of speakers
af

Translator English - Afrikaans

hel - verhoging
14 millions of speakers
sv

Translator English - Swedish

hell -raising
10 millions of speakers
no

Translator English - Norwegian

helvete -raising
5 millions of speakers

Trends of use of hell-raising

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TENDENCIES OF USE OF THE TERM «HELL-RAISING»

The term «hell-raising» is normally little used and occupies the 112.216 position in our list of most widely used terms in the English dictionary.
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FREQUENCY OF USE OF THE TERM «HELL-RAISING» OVER TIME

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Examples of use in the English literature, quotes and news about hell-raising

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2 QUOTES WITH «HELL-RAISING»

Famous quotes and sentences with the word hell-raising.
1
Brian Dennehy
I come from an Irish Catholic family, and hell-raising is part of the DNA.
2
Barbara Ehrenreich
No matter that patriotism is too often the refuge of scoundrels. Dissent, rebellion, and all-around hell-raising remain the true duty of patriots.

10 ENGLISH BOOKS RELATING TO «HELL-RAISING»

Discover the use of hell-raising in the following bibliographical selection. Books relating to hell-raising and brief extracts from same to provide context of its use in English literature.
1
Crusader: The Hell-raising Police Career of Detective David Durk
He learned how the city really works. He learned about how the people with flags in their offices feel about a guy who spends his life investigating the people in power. About why you keep it up, when any normal person would keep quiet.
James Lardner, 1996
2
Ridin' High, Livin' Free: Hell-Raising Motorcycle Stories
In his national bestselling autobiography, "Hell's Angel, " Barger took readers on an incredible ride through the badlands of his life.
Ralph "Sonny" Barger, Sonny Barger, 2003
3
Guts: Combat, Hell-raising, Cancer, Business Start-ups, and ...
In Guts, Robert Nylen writes with humor and precision about the travails–and glory–of manhood. From the Hardcover edition.
Robert Nylen, 2009
4
Mother Jones Magazine
The Foundation for National Progress named its magazine MOTHER JONES in honor of Mary Harris Jones's hell-raising spirit and to keep that spirit alive through courageous, independent journalism. The Reagan right wing, weapons builders ...
5
Raising Hell: Ken Russell and the Unmaking of the Devils
The two hell-raising actors carried on a friendly rivalry for years, characterized by outrageous public behavior and personal jabs. Reed had gotten the latest insult in when he joked in the media, “Even though people say Richard Harris and I ...
Richard Crouse, 2012
6
The Progressive's Guide to Raising Hell: How to Win ...
It's one thing to sign up online for off-line hell-raising during an electoral campaign but quite another to push the government you elected to go further once it's over. During the darkest days for health care reform, after Obama gave away the ...
Jamie Court, 2010
7
The Cultural Production of the Educated Person: Critical ...
Many Mesquaki youth, especially the males, do go through an unusually long cycle of rebellion, drinking, and hell- raising. Some of these youth are very self- destructive, and as many as 50 percent drop out of school. But any fair-minded ...
Bradley A. Levinson, Douglas E. Foley, Dorothy C. Holland, 1996
8
Mother Jones Magazine
So now we know that Jimmy is watching our hell-raising too. But like our namesake, MOTHER JONES also has a lighter side, the prankster's touch and a ready ear for the warmer moments in life. >|c "Peking! Peking!" is Li-li Ch'en's moving ...
9
THE WORLD OF HORROTICA: DORMANT
... DEAD RISING UNDER HELL-RAISING SILVER LIGHTNING SILVERING THE SILVER HEAVENS RAISING HELL RAINING FROM THE SILVER HEAVENS SILVERED BY HELL-RAISING SILVER LIGHTNING RAISING HELLDEVIL RISING ...
David Edward Collier, 2013
10
All Hell Broke Loose
Now he is Sir Mick Jagger. I suppose that Paul McCartney falls into the same category. He is Sir Paul McCartney after his misspent, hell-raising youth. I wonder where that puts Cliff Richard. He kept himself squeaky-clean and now he is Sir Cliff ...
Evelyn Mundell, 2010

10 NEWS ITEMS WHICH INCLUDE THE TERM «HELL-RAISING»

Find out what the national and international press are talking about and how the term hell-raising is used in the context of the following news items.
1
After success of 'Mockingbird,' Harper Lee disappoints with 'Go Set a …
She's 26 and no longer a hell-raising tomboy. He's 72, suffering from arthritis and mentoring his legal assistant, Henry “Hank” Clinton, ... «Richmond Times-Dispatch, Jul 15»
2
Organized Crimes can't keep a low profile forever | Interview | The …
On "Bel-Ray Flats," he demolishes a ZZ Top-worthy guitar riff while Gibson takes over on drums, both sticks in one hell-raising hand. At one ... «Pitch Weekly, Jul 15»
3
Ike Turner: Why I Beat Tina - The Daily Beast
Or the tribute might've been coined one hell-raising night by one of the sultans of sound—such as Paul McCartney, George Harrison, Duane ... «Daily Beast, Jul 15»
4
Terrifying new trailer for ambitious horror anthology film Tales of …
... of Halloween strikes theaters on Oct. 16, 2015. Does this hell-raising new horror show seem worth the price of admission? (Via Geek Tyrant) ... «Blastr, Jul 15»
5
Now my rowdy friend has settled down
His hell-raising ways probably didn't help. You look at all those other QBs and they're all pretty straight-laced. Bradshaw was a drinker, but he ... «Roll 'Bama Roll, Jul 15»
6
The Stacks: A DEA Agent at War with the War on Drugs
At a union-hall wedding there is a rough, hell-raising smirk to it. Here, the used-up quality of the notes, acoustically jailed, seems to isolate the ... «Daily Beast, Jul 15»
7
David Walliams brings Kate Beckinsale to ITV party by SEBASTIAN …
... his girlfriend, Camilla Thorp, might think he's taking after his hell-raising father, Jamie, who inherited the title Duke of Marlborough last year. «Daily Mail, Jul 15»
8
Kenny Stabler: Life...Full Throttle
Seen by many as a bare-knuckled, hard-living, hell-raising stereotype NFL quarterback of a less gentle era, Kenny "Snake" Stabler was a ... «Roll 'Bama Roll, Jul 15»
9
The Doors Banned From British Radio: But Jim Morrison's Not To …
And, surprisingly, the hell-raising, authority-baiting, chuck it in the f***-it bucket and move on spirit of Jim Morrison, which rumbles like thunder ... «The Inquisitr, Jul 15»
10
The 'Evil Dead' TV Series You've Been Waiting For Is Coming
The series takes places 30 years after the hell-raising events that transpired between five friends in a log cabin in the 1981 original, Evil Dead. «Complex, Jul 15»

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