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The example sentences of FRIGHTEN in videos (12 in total of 12)

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they personal pronoun were verb, past tense trying verb, gerund or present participle to to frighten verb, base form him personal pronoun so adverb that preposition or subordinating conjunction he personal pronoun would modal tell verb, base form them personal pronoun what wh-pronoun they personal pronoun wanted verb, past tense to to hear verb, base form .
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want verb, non-3rd person singular present to to irritate verb, base form us personal pronoun want verb, base form to to frighten verb, base form us personal pronoun want verb, base form to to come verb, base form into preposition or subordinating conjunction our possessive pronoun lives noun, plural this determiner third adjective category noun, singular or mass so adverb
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are verb, non-3rd person singular present on preposition or subordinating conjunction the determiner negative adjective side noun, singular or mass of preposition or subordinating conjunction advantage noun, singular or mass plans noun, plural , not adverb trying verb, gerund or present participle to to frighten verb, base form you personal pronoun from preposition or subordinating conjunction then adverb not adverb trying verb, gerund or present participle
but coordinating conjunction being verb, gerund or present participle earthbound noun, singular or mass the determiner monster noun, singular or mass is verb, 3rd person singular present traveled verb, past participle out preposition or subordinating conjunction out preposition or subordinating conjunction of preposition or subordinating conjunction the determiner highway noun, singular or mass to to frighten verb, base form other adjective motivations noun, plural
that wh-determiner may modal frighten verb, base form her possessive pronoun she personal pronoun could modal easily adverb have verb, base form come verb, base form along preposition or subordinating conjunction and coordinating conjunction kept verb, past tense gracie noun, singular or mass may modal feeling noun, singular or mass calm adjective and coordinating conjunction safe adjective
comes verb, 3rd person singular present back adverb to to nan verb, base form and coordinating conjunction lei proper noun, singular , who wh-pronoun think verb, non-3rd person singular present of preposition or subordinating conjunction a determiner plan noun, singular or mass to to frighten verb, base form the determiner captain noun, singular or mass , as preposition or subordinating conjunction they personal pronoun
to to frighten verb, base form the determiner birds noun, plural into preposition or subordinating conjunction the determiner air noun, singular or mass , whereupon proper noun, singular heracles proper noun, singular is verb, 3rd person singular present free adjective to to shoot verb, base form them personal pronoun down adverb .

Use "frighten" in a sentence | "frighten" example sentences

How to use "frighten" in a sentence?

  • The lovely Hazard girls', they used to call them. Huh. Lovely is as lovely does; if they looked like what they behave like, they'd frighten little children.
    -Angela Carter-
  • I found a way of working which pleased me because I didn’t have to frighten people with heavy equipment. It was that little black box and me.
    -Eve Arnold-
  • You take all the things that frighten you, and when you can get them to work for you all of sudden people are calling you a success.
    -Randy Bachman-
  • The things young women read nowadays and profess to enjoy positively frighten me.
    -Agatha Christie-
  • It's not our weaknesses that frighten us. It's our strengths.
    -Nelson Mandela-
  • We must meet reverses boldly, and not suffer them to frighten us, my dear. We must learn to act the play out. We must live misfortune down, Trot!
    -Charles Dickens-
  • The politician who once had to learn to flatter Kings has now to learn how to fascinate, amuse, coax, humbug, frighten, or otherwise strike the fancy of the electorate.
    -George Bernard Shaw-
  • Fear is the State's psychological weapon of choice to frighten citizens into sacrificing their basic freedoms and rule-of-law protections in exchange for the security promised by their all-powerful government.
    -Philip Zimbardo-
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Definition and meaning of FRIGHTEN

What does "frighten mean?"

/ˈfrītn/

frighten

verb
make someone afraid or anxious.

What are synonyms of "frighten"?
Some common synonyms of "frighten" are:
  • scare,
  • startle,
  • alarm,
  • terrify,
  • petrify,
  • shock,
  • chill,
  • appall,
  • agitate,
  • panic,
  • fluster,
  • ruffle,
  • shake,
  • disturb,

You can find detailed definitions of them on this page.

/sker/

scare
noun verb

Act of making some feel frightened. To make someone feel frightened or worried.

/ˈstärdl/

startle
verb

To give someone a shock or surprise.

/əˈlärm/

alarm
noun verb

anxiety or fright. frighten.

/ˈterəˌfī/

terrify
verb

cause to feel extreme fear.

/ˈpetrəˌfī/

petrify
verb

To be very afraid or paralysed with terror.

/SHäk/

shock
noun verb

The passage of an electricity through the body. To affect someone with an electrical current.

/CHil/

chill
adjective noun verb

chilly. State of being a little cold. To make something cold, e.g. a drink.

/əˈpôl/

appall
transitive verb verb

Greatly dismay or horrify.. greatly dismay or horrify.

/ˈajəˌtāt/

agitate
verb

make someone troubled or nervous.

/ˈpanik/

panic
noun verb

sudden uncontrollable fear. be affected by panic.

/ˈfləstər/

fluster
noun verb

agitated or confused state. make someone agitated or confused.

/ˈrəfəl/

ruffle
noun verb

A trimming of frilled fabric e.g. on a collar. To upset the balance or status quo.

/SHāk/

shake
noun verb

Drink made by shaking milk with fruit or flavors. To cause a belief, idea, or feeling to weaken.

/dəˈstərb/

disturb
other verb

To cause someone anxiety or fear. interfere with normal arrangement or functioning of.

What are antonyms of "frighten"?
Some common antonyms of "frighten" are:
  • reassure,
  • comfort,

You can find detailed definitions of them on this page.

/ˌrēəˈSHo͝or/

reassure
verb

To make feel less worried about something.

/ˈkəmfərt/

comfort
noun verb

physical ease. console.

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