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frightening::noun | Spocien Dictionary
| Type | Words |
|---|---|
| Synonyms | terrorisation, terrorization |
| Type of | bullying, intimidation |
| Derivation | frighten |
Examples of frightening
frightening
She has a tooth implant that makes her smile look frightening under black light.
From the bostonherald.com
Utopia had arrived in the rather frightening shape of an entrepreneurial Aussie.
From the expressandstar.com
Max says he hasn't washed a car for thirty years and it's a frightening thought.
From the dailyadvertiser.com.au
Of perhaps greater concern, this frightening percentage only looks to get worse.
From the curiouscapitalist.blogs.time.com
It's frightening to think what Newton might become with some Harbaugh polishing.
From the sacbee.com
Without proper care, they are suffering a slow, agonizing and frightening death.
From the sacbee.com
Hurricanes Katrina and Rita were devastating reminders of this frightening fact.
From the sciencedaily.com
No contender in the East is nearly so frightening as San Antonio is in the West.
From the sportsillustrated.cnn.com
The PG rating doesn't quite reflect the racial hostility or frightening moments.
From the washingtonpost.com
- Awful: causing fear or dread or terror; "the awful war"; "an awful risk"; "dire news"; "a career or vengeance so direful that London was shocked"; "the dread presence of the headmaster"; "polio is no longer the dreaded disease it once was"; "a dreadful storm"; "a fearful howling"; "horrendous ...
- Terrorization: the act of inspiring with fear
- (frighteningly) in an alarming manner; "the disturbing thing about the Minister's behavior is that far from being artificial, it too often rings frighteningly true"
- (frighten) cause fear in; "The stranger who hangs around the building frightens me"; "Ghosts could never affright her"
- (frighten) drive out by frightening
- (frightened) made afraid; "the frightened child cowered in the corner"; "too shocked and scared to move"
- (frightened) panicky: thrown into a state of intense fear or desperation; "became panicky as the snow deepened"; "felt panicked before each exam"; "trying to keep back the panic-stricken crowd"; "the terrified horse bolted"
- The Frightening is a homoerotic horror movie, released in 2002, directed by David DeCoteau.
- (The Frightened) The Frightened was a radio program broadcast in the late 1950s. During 1956 Lyle Kenyon Engel put together a package of two radio shows and four magazines. ...
