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strikes fear

strikes fear is the third-person singular simple present indicative of strike fear.

Meaning of strike fear

Verb

strike fear (third-person singular simple present strikes fear, present participle striking fear, simple past struck fear, past participle struck fear or (rare or archaic) stricken fear)

  1. To terrify; to petrify [with into ‘someone’].

Questions about strikes fear

What is strikes fear the third-person singular simple present indicative of?
Strikes fear is the third-person singular simple present indicative of strike fear.

Words near strikes fear in the dictionary

  1. strikes at the heart of
  2. strikes back
  3. strikes camp
  4. strikes down
  5. strikes dumb
  6. strikes fear
  7. strikes gold
  8. strikes in
  9. strikes it lucky
  10. strikes it rich
  11. strikes off

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