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looking a fright

looking a fright is the present participle and gerund of look a fright.

Meaning of look a fright

Verb

look a fright (third-person singular simple present looks a fright, present participle looking a fright, simple past and past participle looked a fright)

  1. (dated, informal) To look terrible, to look very dishevelled.

Questions about looking a fright

What is looking a fright the present participle and gerund of?
Looking a fright is the present participle and gerund of look a fright.

Words near looking a fright in the dictionary

  1. lookie-lou
  2. lookie-lous
  3. lookin
  4. lookin'
  5. looking
  6. looking a fright
  7. looking after
  8. looking ahead
  9. looking ahead to
  10. looking alike
  11. looking alive

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