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frighten English

Meaning frighten meaning

What does frighten mean?
Definitions in simple English

frighten Verb

— If you frighten somebody, you make them feel afraid. You are shouting at me and frightening your daughters. It made so much noise that it frightened away the animals.

frighten

— verb (= affright) cause fear in The stranger who hangs around the building frightens me Ghosts could never affright her — verb drive out by frightening

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frighten English » English

scare startle intimidate terrify threaten alarm surprise fear menace affright shock make afraid horrify cow daunt terrorize fright spook unnerve petrify overawe haunt dismay be afraid appal afraid take by surprise stampede funk fill with fear drive dread confuse chill cause to fear bully browbeat astonish worry warn tremble with fright terrorise take fright swagger suprise suppress strike terror into start speak in harsh tone shout

Topics frighten topics

What do people use frighten to talk about?
Language and thought Emotion Feel bad

Afraid
Language and thought Want Influence

Threaten

Conjugation frighten conjugation

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frighten · verb

Examples frighten examples

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Simple sentences

Scary movies will frighten the children.
Horror movies frighten me.
You don't frighten me.
I didn't mean to frighten you.
Many things frighten people these days.
Does that frighten you?
Is that supposed to frighten me?
Your threats don't frighten me.
Don't let Tom frighten you.
I didn't want to frighten you.
Women frighten me.
I frighten easily.

Movie subtitles

One dreams deeply in this desolate castle, but don't let that frighten you.
I'm certainly not. take more'n a man to frighten me.
Are you trying to frighten her to death?
And what is there about the night to frighten me?
I don't want to frighten Mrs. Waverton.
You frighten me.
You frighten me and we're alone.
Did I frighten you? Wait!
I'm awfully sorry. I didn't mean to frighten you.
You stay here lest you frighten him.
Do you want to frighten these ladies out of their wits?
Someone who was trying to frighten me.
To frighten you out of your beautiful wits, baby.
Does the mob frighten you?
What are you trying to do? Frighten her to death?
You can't frighten me.
I don't want to frighten you, but.
You only wish to frighten me.
You know, you frighten me sometimes.
Don't let them frighten you, darling.
You'll frighten mothers.
But I do hope he is gentle because I'm his messman and I frighten so easy.
Are you trying to frighten me?
I know it was stupid of me but I didn't want to frighten Helen.
Hello. - Oh. - Did I frighten you?
I MUSTN'T FRIGHTEN HER.
AH, YOU'RE TRYING TO FRIGHTEN ME.
JANE: You did frighten me.
Take your great head out of that pram or you'll frighten her.
And it doesn't frighten you?
Did I frighten you?
YOU ALMOST FRIGHTEN ME.
And that face of yours doesn't frighten them?
You frighten them.
I frighten children?

News and current affairs

But none of these measures will frighten extremists in the Northern Caucasus or their al Qaeda allies.
Instilling a feeling of insecurity is the best way to scare your population into submission and frighten away potential investors.
In Europe, many governments are anxious not to frighten their populations or damage relations with their Muslim minorities.
Graham's only error in his presentation is his attempt to frighten the administration with a hypothetical confrontation between the US and China over Russian resources.
A courageous Western leader might confront Myanmar's leaders with a threat that would really frighten them: deeper engagement.
Fortunately, China's jailing of Liu Xiaobo will not, as we Chinese say, succeed in its effort to frighten the monkey by killing a chicken.
Their general approach is to exaggerate the uncertainties of climate science and to leave the impression that climate scientists are engaged in some kind of conspiracy to frighten the public.
So far, their main lasting effect has been to frighten neighboring autocrats into action.

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