- fright|en|ing
- fright|en|ing «FRY tuh nihng», adjective.alarming: »
It was a frightening reminder of how outnumbered the West is (Canadian Saturday Night).
–fright´en|ing|ly, adverb.
Useful english dictionary. 2012.
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fright´en|ing|ly — fright|en|ing «FRY tuh nihng», adjective. alarming: »It was a frightening reminder of how outnumbered the West is (Canadian Saturday Night). –fright´en|ing|ly, adverb … Useful english dictionary
fright — af·fright·en; af·fright·ful; af·fright·ment; fright; fright·en; fright·en·able; fright·ened·ly; fright·ful; fright·ful·ly; fright·ful·ness; af·fright·ed·ly; af·fright·ful·ly; fright·en·ing·ly; un·af·fright·ed·ly; … English syllables
ing — aborn·ing; aw·ing; bear·ing; be·ing; bell·ing; berth·ing; bind·ing; boul·der·ing; brok·ing; brown·ing; cheese·par·ing; cleans·ing; clos·ing; con·cern·ing; con·sid·er·ing; cop·ing; cov·er·ing; crack·ing; crown·ing; duck·ing; dur·ing; en·dur·ing;… … English syllables
Stage Fright (film) — Infobox Film name = Stage Fright caption= original film poster imdb id = 0042994 writer = Selwyn Jepson (novel Man Running) Alma Reville (adaptation) Whitfield Cook (screenplay) James Bridie (addl. dialog) Ranald MacDougall (uncredited) starring … Wikipedia
hair´-rais´ing|ly — hair rais|ing «HAIR RAY zihng», adjective. Informal. making the hair stand on end from fright; terrifying: »a hair raising ghost story. –hair´ rais´ing|ly, adverb … Useful english dictionary
hair-rais|ing — «HAIR RAY zihng», adjective. Informal. making the hair stand on end from fright; terrifying: »a hair raising ghost story. –hair´ rais´ing|ly, adverb … Useful english dictionary
jab´ber|ing|ly — jab|ber «JAB uhr», verb, noun. –v.i. to talk very fast in a confused, senseless way; chatter; prattle: »Demons for fright Jabber and scream about him in the night (William Butler Yeats). SYNONYM(S): babble, gabble. –v.t. to speak rapidly and… … Useful english dictionary
spine-chill|ing — «SPYN CHIHL ihng», adjective. that causes the spine to tingle with chilling fright; terrifying; exciting: »Edgar Allan Poe wrote many spine chilling short stories … Useful english dictionary
frighteningly — fright·en·ing·ly … English syllables
frighten — fright•en [[t]ˈfraɪt n[/t]] v. t. 1) to make afraid or fearful; throw into a fright; terrify; scare 2) to drive by scaring (usu. fol. by away, off, etc.): to frighten away pigeons from the roof[/ex] 3) cvb to become frightened: a timid child who… … From formal English to slang
