wake the dead en · VERB
Meanings
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(figuratively, idiomatic, informal) To be very loud; to produce a very loud or disruptive noise.
For God's sake, kids, pipe down — you're going to wake the dead with that racket!
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(uncommon) Used other than figuratively or idiomatically: see wake, the, dead: to hold a wake over a deceased person.
Meronyms: eulogize; elegize
Forms
| Spelling | Features | Labels | Source |
|---|---|---|---|
| woke the dead | Tense=Past | lexicographic | |
| woken the dead | Tense=Past, VerbForm=Part | lexicographic | |
| waking the dead | Tense=Pres, VerbForm=Part | lexicographic | |
| wakes the dead | Number=Sing, Person=3, Tense=Pres | lexicographic |