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frighten the horses

frighten the horses verb: to cause alarm or offence.

Verb

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

  1. To cause alarm or offence.

Synonyms of frighten the horses

Forms of frighten the horses

third-person singular presentfrightens the horses
present participlefrightening the horses
past participlefrightened the horses
pastfrightened the horses

Questions about frighten the horses

What does frighten the horses mean?
Frighten the horses means to cause alarm or offence.
What part of speech is frighten the horses?
Frighten the horses is a verb.
What is the past tense of frighten the horses?
The past tense of frighten the horses is frightened the horses.

Words near frighten the horses in the dictionary

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

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