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Definition of frightening adjective from the Oxford Advanced Learner's Dictionary

frightening

adjective
 
/ˈfraɪtnɪŋ/
 
/ˈfraɪtnɪŋ/
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  1. making you feel afraid
    • a frightening experience/prospect/thought
    • a truly frightening horror movie
    • The noise was frightening.
    • it is frightening to think, see, hear, etc… It's frightening to think it could happen again.
    • frightening to somebody It was all very frightening to a small boy.
    • frightening for somebody This is extremely frightening for elderly people.
    Extra Examples
    • The situation was getting frightening.
    • What can we do to make the experience less frightening?
    Oxford Collocations Dictionaryverbs
    • be
    • feel
    • look
    adverb
    • extremely
    • fairly
    • very
    preposition
    • for
    • to
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