What is the meaning of frightening?
Vocabulary Word of the Day: Frightening
By:Teacher Sierra from AmazingTalker
In today’s lesson, I will teach you the vocabulary “frightening”. What is frightening?
Answer
Frightening is an adjective. It means scared, scary, afraid, or terrified. I will show an example of someone being frightened.
Let's look at some sentences using the word "frightening".
Examples
Example 1
This is frightening!
Is this frightening?
Example 2
That horror movie was truly frightening!
Was that horror movie truly frightening?
Example 3
Is it that frightening?
Example 4
Something is frightening you.
Example 5
The cat is giving a frightening look!
Review
What does "frightening" mean? Frightening means afraid, scary, scared, or terrified. I have given some examples above on how to use "frightening" in a sentence. Now, it’s time to practice! Let’s make 5 sentences! I will write the word “frightening”, and then you make a sentence.
Example:
Frightening
Sentence: This is quite frightening!
Sentences
frightening
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2. frightening
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3. frightening
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4. frightening
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5. frightening
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The definition of "frightening"
Always remember:
The definition of a word is always related/linked to the context it is found in.
Frightening as an adjective
EG.
It was a frightening experience / Watching the horror movie was a frightening experience, I could not sleep for days.
Definition:
If something is frightening - it scares or terrifies someone
The movie was "frightening"- therefore he is afraid
Synonym
scary, shocking, terrifying, alarming or disturbing
Frightening as a verb
EG.
I frightened the thief by screaming at him.
Definition:
I scared the thief by screaming at him - therefore I made him afraid
Fun example
I was not frightened by the frightening lighting outside. So I decided to play a trick on my friend and frighten her. She was so frightened that she frightened the neighbors with her frightening screams.
Challenge:01
Replace all the words derived from the verb - "to frighten" with appropriate synonyms in the "fun example" above.
Challenge:02
Have I made any mistakes in this explanation? Is there anything I could have said better? Put on your thinking cap !!!
Let's find creative ways to build and use your English :)
The root word of frightening is fright with the suffix en. "Ing" is added to show that it is in the continuous tense.
Meaning:
Frightening means when something or a situation makes someone feel scared.
Exam:
The war in the Ukraine is a frightening situation.
What does "frightening" mean?
Definition
causing fear - making someone afraid or anxious;
synonyms: terrifying, alarming, dire, dreadful, fearful, fearsome, formidable, forbidding, frightful, ghastly, horrendous, horrible, horrifying, intimidating, scary, shocking.
Examples
Be careful when you travel to the Amazon, there are all sorts of frightening creatures there such as snakes, scorpions, and spiders.
My car got stuck in the mud, and there was no one around to help me. It was such a frightening experience.
David really needs his mother's help with everything. It's a frightening thought to think what would happen if he didn't have her.
Have you ever had a frightening experience?
Share a time when you had a frightening experience, and use the word "frightening" to describe the experience.
Frightening refers to something that is scary. It refers to something that makes one feel afraid of something. It could refer to an experience or an item.
Example: Loosing your eye-sight can be a frightening experience. This can be a frightening experience because when one cannot see, they will not be able to complete their daily tasks.
Something that makes you scared
If you feel uncomfortable and want to avoid seeing ar doing something
it is most probably something frightening
Example
This was the most frightening experience in my life!
The speed of that motorbike is frightening.
I don't want to go there, the darkness in the room is frightening
What is the meaning of frightening?
Frightening is an adjectif
Definition:
making someone afraid or anxious
Synonymous: terrifying, afraid, anxious, fearful, panicky
Example:
a very frightening experience
If something is frightening, it makes you feel afraid, anxious or nervous.
Is "frightening" the same as "scary"?...
Both words are adjectives.
Frightening and Scary express similar levels of fear or worry.
General rule:
Adjectives ending in -ed are used to describe how people feel. Adjectives ending in -ing describe the things or situations that give rise to these feelings.
Frightening describes the things that make you feel frightened.
Scary is the adjective relating to things or situations.
Frightened and Scared are adjectives relating to how people feel.
Examples:
It was the most frightening movie I had ever seen.
Just thinking about the interview tomorrow is frightening.
It's frightening to think about living on an island alone.
Flying over the Bermuda Triangle was a frightening experience!
I don't care how frightening it will be, I want to watch the movie.
Synonyms for Frightening:
Awful
Dreadful
Terrible
Fearsome
Unnerving
Intimidating
Harrowing
Alarming
Threatening
Synonyms are different words with the same meaning.
Frightening is the same as terrifying or extremely scared or AFRAID.
A frightening experience = a scary event/ experience.
Scary however is causing fright - like a scary monster
and fright causes fear.
Frightening is an adjective commonly used in the British or American Vocabulary.
Frightening means something that is making you feel fear.
1. She found the movie very frightening.
The firefighters had a frightening task ahead of them.
In conclusion. frightening is a synonym of scary, terrifying.
Frightening means scary or something than can make you afraid or anxious.
(This word is used as an adjective)
You may also use frighten+ing as a verb:
Example: He is always frightening me by hiding behind the trees.
Bungee jumping is a really frightening activity.
making someone afraid or anxious;
terrifying.
"a frightening experience"
If something is frightening, it makes you feel afraid, anxious, or nervous.
Examples
It was a very frightening experience and they were very courageous.
The number of youngsters involved in crime is frightening.
"Frightening" is making someone feel fear.
The synonyms: scary, terrifying, fearsome
Examples:
It is frightening to think about my future after I graduate high school.
There are some frightening facts about World War II.
frightening; /ˈfrīt(ə)niNG/
adj. very scary, causing feelings of anxiety and fear.
Synonyms: terrifying, unnerving, harrowing, awful, alarming, dreadful.
verb: to frighten
The movie was frightening.
The banging on the door was loud and frightening.
I was frightened by the sound of thunder.
Adjective used to describe something that is scary.
It has negative connotations of something that has made you feel worried or made you jump and surprised you.
The storm is very frightening. My dog is hiding under our bed.
things that can make you afraid of something;
making you feel fear
The story my friend told me was so frightening that I hardly believed that.
It was the most frightening case in my life.
synonims: daunting, formidable;
antonym: comforting
What does "frightening" mean?
"Frightening" basically means "scary" or "horrible".
It is an adjective used for things.
What about "frightened"?
"Frightened" means "scared" or "horrified"
It is an adjective used for alive beings.
Examples:
I think, lightnings are frightening.
Do you find spiders frightening?
It was a frightening murder.
You look frightened, what happened?
I got frightened after watching this horror movie.
As a result,
The adjective "frightening" is used to explain that something is scary.
Frightening is a common adjective, synonymous with "scary", "making one frightened". Example in a sentence:
"Walking alone at night can be a frightening experience",
"That film was super frightening, I sat with my eyes closed for the whole film".
FRIGHTENING 🙀
it means the feeling of fear and worry.
This is exactly what you feel whenever you watch scary movies, when you're alone and it's dark! 😅
FRIGHTENING in a sentence:
I have a very frightening experience in that haunted house!
What is the same meaning of frightening?
afraid
anxious
fearful
panicky
spooked
startled
unnerved
Explanation
The word frightening means terrifying, come from fear, or something scary.
Other uses of the word:
Frightening
Verb frighten
noun fright.
Examples
That was a frightening experience! (terrifying meaning you were scared).
I got a fright (someone or something scared me)
Do not frighten that child (do not scare that child).
What is the meaning if frightening?
Frightening (adj) 可怕的，嚇人的
The horror film is frightening.
這恐怖片很嚇人。
The bee is frightening.
這蜜蜂很嚇人。
Frightening 同義詞包括scary, horrific, terrifying
The meaning of "frightening".
When someone is very afraid, terrified.
Describing an experience, behavior
How to use "frightening" in a sentence.
Apparently, he found the idea of jail less frightening than the huge dog.
Riding back down the trail was even more frightening than coming up.
It was the most frightening experience in my life.That was a frightening accident.
The speed of that motorbike was frightening.
Some synonyms for "frightening".
alarming
dire
direful
dread
dreadful
fearful
fearsome
Frightening is an adjective that means 'causing fear'.
You use this adjective to show that the noun is scary.
Examples
A frightening storm was coming. In this sentence the storm is causing fear. The reader knows that the storm is dangerous and scary.
The bear was frightening everyone. In this sentence the bear is making everyone feel afraid or fearful.
Similar words
scary, terrifying, horrifying, alarming
Making someone afraid or anxious.
If something or someone is frightening, it makes you feel anxious, terrify and nervous.
Example: It is frightening ; to think what might happen if she left him.
Example: Apparently he found the idea of jail less frightening than the huge dog.
Frightening means when something is very scary. The feeling; frightening may cause anxiety or fear within a person. A person or a situation could be considered frightening.
examples
I saw the whole house burn down... The situation was truly frightening!
Her makeup looked absolutely frightening for Halloween!!
Scary
Replace the word scary with frightening in appropriate situations.
Scary, shocking
If something is frightening it makes someone afraid or anxious. Synonyms: scary, shocking, terrifying, alarming etc.
Riding back down the trail was even more frightening than coming up.
It is also the present participle of frighten (to scare, to shock)
All this talk about criminals is frightening me.
Scary/to scare
If you're afraid of something, you can say that "It is frightening" or "It is frightening me".