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- Dictionaryfrightening/ˈfrʌɪtnɪŋ/
adjective
- 1. making someone afraid or anxious; terrifying: "a frightening experience"
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B1. making you feel fear: a frightening thought. a frightening film. it is frightening to It is frightening to think what might happen if she left him. Synonyms. fearsome formal. scary informal. terrifying. Fewer examples. The mask was so lifelike it was quite frightening. The deathly pallor of her skin was frightening.
1. To fill with fear; alarm. 2. To drive or force by arousing fear: The suspect was frightened into confessing. v.intr. To become afraid: told ghost stories to campers who frightened easily. fright′en·er n. fright′en·ing·ly adv. Synonyms: frighten, scare, alarm, terrify, terrorize, startle, panic.
The meaning of FRIGHTENING is causing fear. How to use frightening in a sentence.
Frightening things are scary or alarming. The sign of a really well-made horror film is that it's deeply frightening. Ghost stories are frightening, and so are car accidents, creepy old houses, and news stories about climate change.
(fraɪtənɪŋ ) adjective B1+. If something is frightening, it makes you feel afraid, anxious, or nervous. It was a very frightening experience and they were very courageous. The number of youngsters involved in crime is frightening. Synonyms: terrifying, shocking [informal], alarming, appalling More Synonyms of frightening.
Definition of frightening adjective in Oxford Advanced Learner's Dictionary. Meaning, pronunciation, picture, example sentences, grammar, usage notes, synonyms and more.
B1. making you feel afraid or nervous: a very frightening film. Fewer examples. I found the story quite frightening. Starting school can be a frightening experience for children. A frightening number of people have got the disease. What's the most frightening thing that has happened to you?
1. shock, startle, dismay, intimidate. Frighten, alarm, scare, terrify, terrorize, appall all mean to arouse fear in people or animals. To frighten is to shock with sudden, startling, but usually short-lived fear, esp. that arising from the apprehension of physical harm: to frighten someone by a sudden noise.
• It's frightening to think that something like this can happen in America today. it is frightening (to do something) • But sometimes it is frightening, thinking of the struggle life is if one takes it seriously. frightening meaning, definition, what is frightening: making you feel afraid or nervous: Learn more.
Something is frightening you. Apparently he found the idea of jail less frightening than the huge dog. You'd see less wildlife if you were walking - making more frightening noises to the animals.
