Definitions for frightening
fright·en·ing

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1. terrorization, terrorisation, frighteningadjective

   the act of inspiring with fear

2. awful, dire, direful, dread(a), dreaded, dreadful, fearful, fearsome, frightening, horrendous, horrific, terribleadjective

   causing fear or dread or terror

   "the awful war"; "an awful risk"; "dire news"; "a career or vengeance so direful that London was shocked"; "the dread presence of the headmaster"; "polio is no longer the dreaded disease it once was"; "a dreadful storm"; "a fearful howling"; "horrendous explosions shook the city"; "a terrible curse"

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1. frighteningadjective

   causing fear; of capable of causing fear; scary

   The frightening scientist lived in an old shack.

   Etymology: frighten + -ing

2. frighteningadjective

   awful

   Etymology: frighten + -ing

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1. Frightening

   of Frighten

How to pronounce frightening?

1. Alex

   US English

   Daniel

   British

   Karen

   Australian

   Veena

   Indian

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Numerology

1. Chaldean Numerology

   The numerical value of frightening in Chaldean Numerology is: 6

2. Pythagorean Numerology

   The numerical value of frightening in Pythagorean Numerology is: 9

Examples of frightening in a Sentence

1. Doris Day:

   The really frightening thing about middle age is that you know you'll grow out of it.

2. Michael Kugelman:

   It is really very important to remember we are very fortunate to be here in the U.S., where these attacks happen relatively infrequently compared to other areas of the world, as frightening as they are, when you consider places like Iraq, Syria, Pakistan — we are so much safer than these regions. We have a much greater chance of being hit by a car than we do of being the victim of a terror attack.

3. Elias Rosenfeld:

   It was very frightening, because it was a total reversal from what the Trump administration was saying about the DACA policy.

4. Gertrude Stein:

   Considering how dangerous everything is, nothing is really very frightening.

5. Deodatta V. Shenai-Khatkhate:

   Creation and cultivation of Beauty doesn’t happen without tremendous Endurance. True Beauty is often emerged out of Chaos and Turbulence. Look at the eruptions of Volcanoes and shaking of Earth that give birth to beautiful mountains and scenic lakes. Think of those amazingly attractive Stalactites formed only after continuous erosion by slow dripping water. Something far superior, magnificent, better and beautiful always appears out of otherwise ordinary - only after enduring the colossal Chaos, frightening Fury, traumatizing Turbulence and disturbing Disorder within the stagnant Status Quo. That’s the reality of life! So, accept and endure the changes, no matter how chaotic, stormy and irrational they may seem to you today. You are chosen by Supreme Powers to Create and Cultivate the Beauty, something that never existed before – only through your exceptional Endurance. And I am sure that you will, my friend, pass this test with flying colors. You’ve done it before, and you’ll do it again. Go on, and break a leg!

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