OXFORD 9000
📚 verb • entry_id 14362

frighten

/ˈfɹaɪ.tən/
Meanings (ES + gloss)
amedrantar • amedrentar • aspaventar • asustar • atemorizar
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.
You may frighten a pig, a goose, a frog, and even a fly, but you cannot frighten or surprise a sloth.