Frighten Verb 1 2 3, Past and Past Participle Form Tense of Frighten V1 V2 V3
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
- We have to dare to be ourselves, however frightening or strange that self may prove to be.
- His emaciation, that is, his skeleton-like appearance, was frightening to see.
- The flock of crows floating in the sky of this wild forest frightened me.
- And, by the way, I adore you…. in frightening, dangerous ways.
- Everyone has his own reality in which, if one is not too cautious, timid or frightened, one swims. This is the only reality there is.
- 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.
- If we take the generally accepted definition of bravery as a quality which knows no fear, I have never seen a brave man. All men are frightened. The more intelligent they are, the more they are frightened.
- A good part – and definitely the most fun part – of being a feminist is about frightening men.