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scaring the life out of

scaring the life out of is the present participle and gerund of scare the life out of.

Meaning of scare the life out of

Verb

scare the life out of (third-person singular simple present scares the life out of, present participle scaring the life out of, simple past and past participle scared the life out of)

  1. (idiomatic) To scare something or someone to a great degree.

Questions about scaring the life out of

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

Words near scaring the life out of in the dictionary

  1. scaring someone to death
  2. scaring straight
  3. scaring the daylights out of
  4. scaring the hell out of
  5. scaring the hoes
  6. scaring the life out of
  7. scaring the living daylights out of
  8. scaring the pants off
  9. scaring the shit out of
  10. scaring up
  11. scaringly

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