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flighten

flighten is the pronunciation spelling of frighten.

flighten is the pronunciation spelling of frightened.

Meaning of frighten

Verb

frighten (third-person singular simple present frightens, present participle frightening, simple past and past participle frightened)

  1. (transitive) To cause to feel fear; to scare; to cause to feel alarm or fright.
    • Avery puts a sheet over her head, pretending to be a ghost to frighten Emily.
  2. (intransitive) To become scared or alarmed.
    • In fitting the White Leghorns for exhibition, it must be remembered that they are of nervous disposition and frighten easily.1898, Franklane L. Sewell, Ida E. Tilson, “White Leghorns”, in The Poultry Herald Manual[:] A Guide to Successful Poultry Keeping, St. Paul, Minnesota: Webb Publishing Company, page 41

Meaning of frightened

Adjective

frightened (comparative more frightened, superlative most frightened)

  1. Afraid; suffering from fear.
    • She looked very much frightened of the storm.

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Flighten is the pronunciation spelling of frighten.

Words near flighten in the dictionary

  1. flightcases
  2. flightcraft
  3. flightcrew
  4. flightcrews
  5. flighted
  6. flighten
  7. flighter
  8. flighters
  9. flightful
  10. flightier
  11. flightiest

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