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Meaning of wake the dead | Babel Free

Verb CEFR C1

Definitions

  1. To be very loud; to produce a very loud or disruptive noise.
    figuratively, idiomatic, informal
  2. Used other than figuratively or idiomatically: see wake, the, dead: to hold a wake over a deceased person.
    uncommon

Examples

“For God's sake, kids, pipe down — you're going to wake the dead with that racket!”
“Meronyms: eulogize; elegize”

CEFR level

C1
Advanced
This word is part of the CEFR C1 vocabulary — advanced level.
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See also

wake up wake up and smell the ashes wake up and smell the coffee wake up and smell the roses wake up dead wake up on the wrong side of bed

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