Frightening is valid Scrabble Word

Definitions for FRIGHTENING in dictionary:

VERB:
• FRIGHTEN, to make afraid, to scare, also FRIGHT
• make (someone) afraid or anxious
• deter someone or something from involvement or action by making them afraid
• (of a person) become afraid or anxious
NOUN:
• the act of inspiring with fear
ADJECTIVE:
• causing fear or dread or terror

Words related to FRIGHTENING

flaysome16 frighten15 frightened18 frightens16 scarey11 scary10

Words that contain FRIGHTENING

affrightening24 frighteningly24

How to use FRIGHTENING in a sentence

• The sun leapt upon me with a frightening abruptness, and soared ever more swiftly toward the zenith.
• The chief to whom he spoke listened to him for some time, and then asked him to show his skill by frightening away the evil spirit that lived in the wife of one of his young men.
• This was a frightening scene to behold, as you can well imagine.
• She only knew that people were ill and that she heard mysterious and frightening sounds.
• I jumped up, frightening the horse so that it broke away, pulling off the paling in the bridle-rein.
• To a wounded man the sight of one of these ladies must have been frightening, as though a shell had burst near his bedside, with the glint of broken steel.
• The pointed green caps of the cypresses, as they waved, seemed bent on frightening away the white butterflies that were fluttering about over the rosemary and the nettles.
• There must be no false steps, no frightening opportunity away.
• Two were fired at but the balls glanced off their tough coats of mail without hurting or scarcely frightening them.
• We have never wronged you, but you are troubling us and frightening our children.
• Then he went about frightening every one he met, for they all took him to be a lion, men and beasts alike, and took to their heels when they saw him coming.
• Of all the kings of the earth the Pharaoh was the most terrible, the most thoroughly frightening.
• In a younger stage they content themselves with frightening helpless women, and kicking every Chinaman they meet.
• I think, I think Miss Blackwell has succeeded in frightening you a little.
• Presently the king, recovering himself, gave orders that the spectators should be moved back to places where they could see what happened without frightening the vultures.
• Indeed, a fierce battle would have broken out, unless two regiments of Guards had sided with the Fourteenth, thus giving them confidence and frightening the Batavians.
• The dose was not large enough to cause more serious injury than throwing the patient into a long and heavy sleep, and frightening his family.
• He therefore contented himself with frightening the Irishman, by making him believe that he would be brought before a criminal court.
• I shouted in the hope of frightening them away, but, although they paused, irresolute, at the sound of my voice, they came on again, drawing closer every minute.
• I had seen him that very evening, at dusk, for the first time, when his great black face rose up against mine, nearly frightening me to death.
• If I had been guilty of anything that I could think of, it would have been frightening.
• But, after all, an artillery fire is more frightening than dangerous, except at comparatively close quarters.
• At nightfall he came near frightening the life out of a shepherd.
• It went off with a terrible report, shaking the whole house and frightening his companions out of their wits.
• Every one thought it had been served by frightening out of a certain faction of Mexicans such vague, secret hopes as they might foolishly have cherished.
• But he had not done so, but had contented himself with telling him what he thought of him, and with afterwards frightening him with his knife.
• Out it flew through the open window, down to the pavement, frightening the steed from his groom, who first stopped to pluck the bag before giving chase to the wily horse.
• She was so new to the powerful fetters that had hold of her, were dragging her on, frightening her, subduing her.
• If she had been doing what would be frightening she would have been one exercising everything.
• He moaned and growled as he retired, frightening the moor-birds and the hares, which lay closer to earth, their little hearts quivering with fear.

Similar words containing FRIGHTEN without suffix ing

frighten15 frightens16 affrighten20 frightened18 frightener17 affrightens21 frighteners18 affrightened23 unfrightened20 affrightening24 frighteningly24

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