Definition & Meaning of "frightening"in English

frightening

causing one to feel fear

chilling

fearsome

scary

terrific

terrifying

Grammatical Information

Composition

present participle adjective

qualitative

Superlative

most frightening

Comparative

more frightening

gradable

domain

emotion, perception, experience

Examples

The frightening noise made her jump.

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