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affrightening

affrightening is the present participle and gerund of affrighten.

Meaning of affrighten

Verb

affrighten (third-person singular simple present affrightens, present participle affrightening, simple past and past participle affrightened)

  1. (archaic) To frighten.
    • Fit tales […] to affrighten babes.1794, Robert Southey, Frederic

Questions about affrightening

What is affrightening the present participle and gerund of?
Affrightening is the present participle and gerund of affrighten.

Words near affrightening in the dictionary

  1. affright
  2. affrighted
  3. affrightedly
  4. affrighten
  5. affrightened
  6. affrightening
  7. affrightens
  8. affrighter
  9. affrighters
  10. affrightest
  11. affrighteth

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