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scaring the pants off

scaring the pants off is the present participle and gerund of scare the pants off.

Meaning of scare the pants off

Verb

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

  1. (idiomatic, slang) To scare or startle someone thoroughly.
    • He liked the water rides, but the big roller-coaster scared the pants off him.
    Synonyms:
    scare someone's pants off

Questions about scaring the pants off

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

Words near scaring the pants off in the dictionary

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

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