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Word entry · 8 letters

frighten

Best crossword clue

"Scare badly"

8 letters · collected on this word page

8 lettersPronunciation /ˈfɹaɪ.tən/Part of speech verbSorted efghinrtStarts with FEnds with N1 cluesCommon crossword word
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Definitions

  1. To make someone afraid.

Word origin

From Middle English *frightenen, equivalent to fright + -en.

Used in a sentence

  • Avery puts a sheet over her head, pretending to be a ghost to frighten Emily.
  • His Deſign was only to frighten France, and get more Money.
  • You may frighten a pig, a goose, a frog, and even a fly, but you cannot frighten or surprise a sloth.

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