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frighten - Meaning and Examples

Meaning of 'frighten' (Webster Dictionary)

1 . Frighten [ v. t.]
- To disturb with fear; to throw into a state of alarm or fright; to affright; to terrify.

Meaning of 'frighten' (Princeton's WordNet)

1 . frighten [ v]
Meaning (1):
- cause fear in
Example in sentence:
  • Ghosts could never affright her;
  • The stranger who hangs around the building frightens me

Nearby Words:

friabiiity friable friar friarly friary friation fribble fribbler fribbling frible

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