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frighted

frighted is the simple past and past participle of fright.

Meaning of fright

Verb

fright (third-person singular simple present frights, present participle frighting, simple past and past participle frighted)

  1. (archaic, transitive) To frighten.
    • Are not you he […] That frights the maidens of the villagery […] ?c. 1595–1596 (date written), William Shakespeare, “A Midsommer Nights Dreame”, in Mr. William Shakespeares Comedies, Histories, & Tragedies: Published According to the True Originall Copies (First...

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Words formed from frighted

Questions about frighted

What is frighted the simple past and past participle of?
Frighted is the simple past and past participle of fright.

Words near frighted in the dictionary

  1. fright wig
  2. fright wigs
  3. fright-wig
  4. fright-wigs
  5. frightable
  6. frighted
  7. frighten
  8. frighten the horses
  9. frighten the life out of someone
  10. frighten the piss out of
  11. frightenable

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