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   What is frightening adjective?

   • Definition of frightening adjective from the Oxford Advanced Learner's Dictionary making you feel afraid The noise was frightening. it is frightening to think, see, hear, etc… It's frightening to think it could happen again. frightening to somebody It was all very frightening to a small boy.

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   Where did the word frightening come from?

   • The earliest known use of the adjective frightening is in the early 1700s. OED's earliest evidence for frightening is from 1715, in the writing of Gilbert Burnet, bishop of Salisbury and historian. frightening is formed within English, by derivation. Etymons: frighten v., ‑ing suffix2.

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   What does Frightener mean?

   • Frightener means to threaten or intimidate. In British informal English, a frightener is a thug who intimidates victims on behalf of a gang. For example, 'She decides to put the frighteners on him by hiring me as a private detective.'

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   What does fearing mean?

   • Get a quick, free translation! FRIGHTENING definition: 1. making you feel fear: 2. making you feel fear: 3. making you feel fear: . Learn more.

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   frightening. adjective. uk / ˈfraɪ.t ə n.ɪŋ / us / ˈfraɪ.t ə n.ɪŋ /. Add to word list. B1. making you feel fear: a frightening thought. a frightening film. it is frightening to It is frightening to think what might happen if she left him.

   • Znaczenie Frightening, Definicja W Cambridge English Dictionary

     FRIGHTENING definicja: 1. making you feel fear: 2. making...

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     FRIGHTENING meaning: 1. making you feel fear: 2. making you...

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   adjective. fright· en· ing ˈfrī-tᵊn-iŋ. ˈfrīt-niŋ. Synonyms of frightening. : causing fear. frightening news. a very frightening experience. The man with red eyes made the frightening grimace that passed for his smile. Madeleine L'Engle.

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   Definition of frightening adjective in Oxford Advanced Learner's Dictionary. Meaning, pronunciation, picture, example sentences, grammar, usage notes, synonyms and more.

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   Synonyms for FRIGHTENING: terrifying, scary, formidable, horrible, terrible, intimidating, alarming, shocking; Antonyms of FRIGHTENING: reassuring, comforting, relaxing, soothing, calming, inviting, consoling, tranquilizing.

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   What does the adjective frightening mean? There is one meaning in OED's entry for the adjective frightening . See ‘Meaning & use’ for definition, usage, and quotation evidence.

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   adjective: (= alarming) experience, incident furchterregend; situation, sight, prospect, feeling, thought, story erschreckend; (= scary) beängstigend [...]

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   If something is frightening, it makes you feel afraid, anxious, or nervous. It was a very frightening experience and they were very courageous. The number of youngsters involved in crime is frightening. Synonyms: terrifying, shocking [informal], alarming, appalling More Synonyms of frightening.