frightening
Pronunciation
[change]- IPA (key): /ˈfraɪtənɪŋ/ or /ˈfraɪtnɪŋ/
Audio (UK) (file) - Hyphenation: fright‧en‧ing
Adjective
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Positive |
Comparative |
Superlative |
- If something is frightening, it causes fear, it is scary.
- The ghost ride was so frightening that I screamed the entire time.
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[change]Verb
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Plain form |
Third-person singular |
Past tense |
Past participle |
Present participle |
- The present participle of frighten.