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striking fear

striking fear is the present participle and gerund 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 striking fear

What is striking fear the present participle and gerund of?
Striking fear is the present participle and gerund of strike fear.

Words near striking fear in the dictionary

  1. striking clock
  2. striking distance
  3. striking distances
  4. striking down
  5. striking dumb
  6. striking fear
  7. striking gold
  8. striking in
  9. striking it lucky
  10. striking it rich
  11. striking off

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