frightening

Pronunciation

• IPA ^(key): /ˈfɹaɪtənɪŋ/ or /ˈfɹaɪtnɪŋ/

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• Hyphenation: fright‧en‧ing

Adjective

Positive frightening

Comparative more frightening

Superlative most frightening

1. If something is frightening, it causes fear, it is scary.

   The ghost ride was so frightening that I screamed the entire time.

Related words

• frighteningly

Verb

Plain form frighten

Third-person singular frightens

Past tense frightened

Past participle frightened

Present participle frightening

1. The present participle of frighten.