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taking fright

taking fright is the present participle and gerund of take fright.

Meaning of take fright

Verb

take fright (third-person singular simple present takes fright, present participle taking fright, simple past took fright, past participle taken fright)

  1. To suddenly become scared, frightened or panicked.
    • Meredith referred to the turnpike or carriage road constructed by the Tredegar Iron Company alongside the tramroad from Penllwyn Mawr to Tredegar, and said there was no fence between the two; he had experienced narrow escapes at times when on horseback, for horses occasionally took fright when...1939 September, Charles E. Lee, “The Sirhowy Valley and its Railways—I”, in Railway Magazine, page 207

Questions about taking fright

What is taking fright the present participle and gerund of?
Taking fright is the present participle and gerund of take fright.

Words near taking fright in the dictionary

  1. taking for a spin
  2. taking for granite
  3. taking for granted
  4. taking form
  5. taking French leave
  6. taking fright
  7. taking from behind
  8. taking gas
  9. taking great pains
  10. taking guard
  11. taking heart

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