Synonyms for frightening
| Grammar : Adj |
| Spell : frahyt-n |
| Phonetic Transcription : ˈfraɪt n |
Définition of frightening
Origin :- 1660s, from fright + -en (1). Related: Frightened; frightening. The earlier verb was simply fright (Old English fyrhtan) "to frighten."
- adj fearsome
- I should make no scruple of frightening him within an inch of his life, for his good.
- Extract from : « Tales And Novels, Volume 3 (of 10) » by Maria Edgeworth
- But Turkey's suggestion about frightening her away kept working in my brain.
- Extract from : « Ranald Bannerman's Boyhood » by George MacDonald
- You'll forgive me for frightening you, but it is best you should be forewarned.
- Extract from : « The Downfall » by Emile Zola
- The bewilderment on the poor little face was frightening me.
- Extract from : « Things as They Are » by Amy Wilson-Carmichael
- I have no intention of frightening her; I shall give her every chance.
- Extract from : « The Silver Box (First Series Plays) » by John Galsworthy
- Am I frightening good men who might have volunteered and done well?
- Extract from : « Things as They Are » by Amy Wilson-Carmichael
- And though she was frightening him, she did not inspire him with reverence.
- Extract from : « Where Angels Fear to Tread » by E. M. Forster
- If I had been guilty of anything that I could think of, it would have been frightening.
- Extract from : « Astounding Stories of Super-Science, March 1930 » by Various
- One thing all agreed on: the outlaw's lair was a place most frightening.
- Extract from : « The Affair of the Brains » by Anthony Gilmore
- "Pooh, man, you're frightening yourself," the Colonel answered.
- Extract from : « The Wild Geese » by Stanley John Weyman
Antonyms for frightening
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