frightening
English
Etymology
frighten + -ing.
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /ˈfɹaɪtənɪŋ/, /ˈfɹaɪtnɪŋ/
Audio (UK) (file) - Rhymes: -aɪtnɪŋ
- Hyphenation: fright‧en‧ing
Adjective
frightening (comparative more frightening, superlative most frightening)
- Causing fear; of capable of causing fear; scary.
- Riding the rollercoaster was a frightening experience.
- (figuratively) Awful, terrible, very bad.
Synonyms
- Thesaurus:frightening
Derived terms
- frighteningly
Translations
scary
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awful
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Verb
frightening
- present participle of frighten
- The scientist was frightening the timid children.