spook
verb/spuːk/
/spuːk/
[transitive, usually passive, intransitive] (especially North American English, informal)Verb Forms
| present simple I / you / we / they spook | /spuːk/ /spuːk/ |
| he / she / it spooks | /spuːks/ /spuːks/ |
| past simple spooked | /spuːkt/ /spuːkt/ |
| past participle spooked | /spuːkt/ /spuːkt/ |
| -ing form spooking | /ˈspuːkɪŋ/ /ˈspuːkɪŋ/ |
- to frighten a person or an animal; to become frightened
- be spooked (by somebody/something) We were spooked by the strange noises and lights.
- spook at something The horse spooked at the siren.
Word Originearly 19th cent.: from Dutch, of unknown origin.Want to learn more?
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