spook in the PONS Dictionary

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When spooked, chipping sparrows fly a short distance to the nearest tree or fencerow.
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The elephant soon destroyed several pavilions after being spooked by a low-flying stunt plane.
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Instead, he sneaks out of his window, fuels up with high octane gas, then goes zooming all around town, spooking everything in his way.
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She, too, has a slight supernatural talent of perception---albeit not enough to spook her so badly.
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Curly gets so spooked that he stumbles into a trough filled with plaster, making him virtually immobile.
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Large catches are possible, with rigs kept as light as possible to avoid spooking the fish.
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Like all feral horses, they generally avoid human contact, are distrustful, and are easily spooked.
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The lights dimmed revealing spooks of luminous paint.
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It's the wee hours of the morning and a ghost walks through the house to spook the housemates.
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She tries to look for her son in her compound and is spooked by the ghosts of accident victims.
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