frighten

One entry found for frighten.

Main Entry: fright·en
Pronunciation: 'frI-t^&n
Function: verb
Inflected Form(s): fright·ened; fright·en·ing /'frI-t^&n-i[ng], 'frIt-ni[ng]/
transitive verb
1 : to make afraid : TERRIFY
2 : to drive or force by frightening <frightened the boy into confessing>
intransitive verb : to become frightened
- fright·en·ing·ly /-t^&n-i[ng]-lE, -ni[ng]-lE/ adverb