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frightening ADJ

frightening

frighten [ˈfraɪtən] VB trans

frighten away VB trans

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It was unusual looking, with three masts and no sails, and looked abandoned and frightening.
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She's depicted as gentle and weak; however, she can be frightening and intimidating to face during a fight.
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Everything around her becomes more frightening with every step.
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The danger cards were initially frightening noises but those were changed by the publisher.
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While there he battles with frightening monsters and beautiful women.
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It was frightening work because the women detectives were very threatening.
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The illustrations that inhabit his paintings intertwine and overlap, creating complex and frightening configurations.
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So frightening and repulsive was his appearance that his mere presence would instill terror in any unfortunate enough to encounter the beast.
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She has a croaky, frightening voice, the results of lung cancer.
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Leprosy was frightening, as was any other disfiguring disease, and treatments were few.
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