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Frightens
verb
Word Frequency:
0.5
Definitions
1.
verb
To cause to feel fear; to scare; to cause to feel alarm or fright.
"Avery puts a sheet over her head, pretending to be a ghost to frighten Emily."
Synonyms
scare
affright
fright
afraid
intimidates
scares
terrifies
frighted
terrify
frightful
scaring
horrifies
Rhymes With
enlightens
heightens
lightens
tightens
brightens
whitens
airtight tins
dry tonnes
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