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Definition of frighteners noun from the Oxford Advanced Learner's Dictionary

frighteners

noun
 
/ˈfraɪtnəz/
 
/ˈfraɪtnərz/
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put the frighteners on somebody
  1. (British English, slang) to threaten somebody in order to make them do what you want
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adverb
 
 
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