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scaring into

scaring into is the present participle and gerund of scare into.

Meaning of scare into

Verb

scare into (third-person singular simple present scares into, present participle scaring into, simple past and past participle scared into)

  1. (transitive) To frighten (someone) to get them to do (something).
    • John's warning scared me into getting to work on time.

Questions about scaring into

What is scaring into the present participle and gerund of?
Scaring into is the present participle and gerund of scare into.

Words near scaring into in the dictionary

  1. scarine
  2. scarines
  3. scariness
  4. scaring
  5. scaring away
  6. scaring into
  7. scaring off
  8. scaring someone out of their mind
  9. scaring someone out of their wits
  10. scaring someone to death
  11. scaring straight

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