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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.
Definition of 'frightening' Word Frequency. frightening. (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.
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.
Definition of frightening adjective in Oxford Advanced Learner's Dictionary. Meaning, pronunciation, picture, example sentences, grammar, usage notes, synonyms and more.
frightening meaning, definition, what is frightening: making you feel afraid or nervous: Learn more.
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.
(fraɪtənɪŋ ) adjective. If something is frightening, it makes you feel afraid, anxious, or nervous. It was a very frightening experience and they were very courageous. Synonyms: terrifying, shocking [informal], alarming, appalling More Synonyms of frightening. frighteningly adverb. The country is frighteningly close to possessing nuclear weapons.
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.
