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āĻ āĻāĻŋāĻ§āĻžāĻ¨ā§āĻ° āĻāĻžāĻˇāĻž āĻ¨āĻŋāĻ°ā§āĻŦāĻžāĻāĻ¨ āĻāĻ°ā§āĻ¨
āĻāĻĒāĻ¨āĻžāĻ° āĻāĻžāĻˇāĻž āĻ¨āĻŋāĻ°ā§āĻŦāĻžāĻāĻ¨ āĻāĻ°ā§āĻ¨
frighteningly
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frighteningly
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in a manner that causes intense fear
āĻāĻĻāĻžāĻšāĻ°āĻŖ
His laughter echoed frighteningly in the empty hallway.
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1.1
āĻāĻ¯āĻŧāĻā§āĻāĻ°āĻāĻžāĻŦā§, āĻā§āĻ¤āĻŋāĻāĻ¨āĻāĻāĻžāĻŦā§
used to emphasize how shocking or disturbing a situation is
āĻāĻĻāĻžāĻšāĻ°āĻŖ
Frighteningly, no one noticed the gas leak until it was too late.
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1.2
āĻā§āĻ¤āĻŋāĻāĻ¨āĻāĻāĻžāĻŦā§, āĻāĻ¤āĻā§āĻāĻāĻ¨āĻāĻāĻžāĻŦā§
in a way that forces someone or something to flee or retreat out of fear
āĻāĻĻāĻžāĻšāĻ°āĻŖ
She slammed the door frighteningly, startling the stray cat away.
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āĻļāĻŦā§āĻĻāĻ¤āĻžāĻ¤ā§āĻ¤ā§āĻŦāĻŋāĻ āĻāĻžāĻ
frighteningly
frightening
frighten
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