Sentences for Frighten, Sentences with Frighten Meaning and Synonym Words
frighten
Meanings;
- Make (someone) afraid or anxious.(transitive verb)
| Verb(V1) | Past Tense(V2) | Past Participle(V3) |
| frighten | frightened | frightened |
| Verb-es(Ves) | Verb-ing(Ving) |
| frightens | frightening |
Synonyms
scare, startle, alarm, terrify, petrify, shock, chill, appal, agitate, panic, throw into panic, fluster, ruffle, shake, disturb, disconcert, unnerve, unman, intimidate, terrorize, cow, daunt, dismay,
Example Sentences with frighten
- There is a stubbornness about me that never can bear to be frightened at the will of others.
- Success in business requires training and discipline and hard work. But if you’re not frightened by these things, the opportunities are just as great today as they ever were.
- Though beauty gives you a weird sense of entitlement, it’s rather frightening and threatening to have others ascribe such importance to something you know you’re just renting for a while.
- Sometimes I’ve been to a party where no one spoke to me for a whole evening. The men, frightened by their wives or sweeties, would give me a wide berth. And the ladies would gang up in a corner to discuss my dangerous character.
