frighten
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- IPA (key): /ˈfraɪtn̩/
Audio (US) (file) - Hyphenation: frigh‧ten
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- (transitive) If you frighten somebody, you make them feel afraid.
- You are shouting at me and frightening your daughters.
- It made so much noise that it frightened away the animals.