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2 definitions • 5 examples
1
to make someone feel
fear
:
Examples:
He frightens me when he
drives
so
fast
.
You'll
frighten
the baby
wearing
that
mask
.
frighten
someone to
death
The
noise
frightened
me to
death
(= gave me a
severe
fright
).
frighten
someone out of someone’s
wits
He
sneaked
into my room in the night and
frightened
me out of my
wits
.
2
to make someone feel
fear
:
Examples:
Be
quiet
or you’ll
frighten
the
deer
.
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