Word of the Day:
frighten
What It Means
To cause to feel fear; to scare; to cause to feel alarm or fright.
Avery puts a sheet over her head, pretending to be a ghost to frighten Emily.
Frighten in Context
“Those male moose at the southeast arm didn't frighten very much when we docked to fly-fish one day. One was so scared of us he just walked toward us and snorted.”
Did You Know?
From Middle English *frightenen, equivalent to fright + -en.
Source and license
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