What does frightening mean?
Definitions for frightening
fright·en·ing
Here are all the possible meanings and translations of the word frightening.
Princeton's WordNet
terrorization, terrorisation, frighteningadjective
the act of inspiring with fear
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"
Wiktionary
frighteningadjective
causing fear; of capable of causing fear; scary
The frightening scientist lived in an old shack.
frighteningadjective
awful
Etymology: frighten + -ing
Webster Dictionary
Frightening
of Frighten
Numerology
Chaldean Numerology
The numerical value of frightening in Chaldean Numerology is: 6
Pythagorean Numerology
The numerical value of frightening in Pythagorean Numerology is: 9
Examples of frightening in a Sentence
If they take the position that they don't need any ceasefire, and they need to fight on to the end and to victory, then this conflict is going to carry on for a very long time. And it's frightening to imagine that.
It's frightening, i don't want to be nowhere else but home.
Being in a military family is a vulnerable place to be, so I would say being cautious isn't a bad thing, but we're not people who live in fear. If they think they can have control over us by frightening us, they're wrong.
Sleep paralysis can be a very frightening experience for some people,and a clear understanding of what actually causes it would have great implications for people who suffer from it.
All these threats by Gazprom are not particularly frightening for us, as the situation has radically changed compared to last autumn, we've passed through the winter season - the mild weather really helped us, as well as decreased consumption by industry.
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- مُجَفّلArabic
- Einjagend, SchreckerregendGerman
- φοβιστικός, τρομακτικόςGreek
- terrible, aterrador, alarmanteSpanish
- kauhea, karmiva, pelottavaFinnish
- effrayantFrench
- भयावहHindi
- spaventosoItalian
- 恐い, 怖いJapanese
- ontstellend, beangstigend, afschuwelijk, angstaanjagendDutch
- przerażający, okropny, strasznyPolish
- assustadorPortuguese
- страшный, пугающий, ужасныйRussian
- skrämmandeSwedish
- భయపెట్టేదిTelugu
- korkutucuTurkish
- жахливийUkrainian
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