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Meaning of 'frightening' (Webster Dictionary)

1 . Frightening [ p. pr. & vb. n.]
- of Frighten

Meaning of 'frightening' (Princeton's WordNet)

1 . frightening [ s]
Meaning (1):
- causing fear or dread or terror
Example in sentence:
  • a career or vengeance so direful that London was shocked;
  • a dreadful storm;
  • a fearful howling;
  • a terrible curse;
  • an awful risk;
  • dire news;
  • horrendous explosions shook the city;
  • polio is no longer the dreaded disease it once was;
  • the awful war;
  • the dread presence of the headmaster

Nearby Words:

friabiiity friable friar friarly friary friation fribble fribbler fribbling frible

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