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Frighten Easily ˈfraɪtn Make Verb I Death Lot

Word3 frighten
WordType (verb)
Phonetic /ˈfraɪtn/ /ˈfraɪtn/
Example
  • sorry, i didn't mean to frighten you.
  • he used to frighten me to death (= a lot), zooming about on his go-cart.
  • she's not easily frightened.
  • she doesn't frighten easily (= it is not easy to make her afraid).
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frighten

(verb)/ˈfraɪtn/ /ˈfraɪtn/

    Verb Forms

  1. to make somebody suddenly feel afraid
    • Sorry, I didn't mean to frighten you.
    • He used to frighten me to death (= a lot), zooming about on his go-cart.
    • She's not easily frightened.
    • She doesn't frighten easily (= it is not easy to make her afraid).
    • It really frightens me to think how this might have ended.
    • It frightened him that she could see so easily into his private thoughts.

    Extra Examples

    • Don't creep around like that! You frightened the life out of me!
    • The prospect of war really frightens me.
    • Stop it! You're frightening me!
  2. to frighten somebody very much
  3. to frighten somebody very much
    • You scared the life out of me coming in so suddenly like that.
  4. to frighten somebody very much
    • Spiders frighten him to death.
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