Verb
You scared me. I didn't see you there.
Stop that, you're scaring the children. Noun
There have been scares about the water supply being contaminated.
fired over their heads in order to throw a scare into them
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Verb
The employee said to not shoot the bear and advised him to call Public Safety to scare it away, officials said, adding that what likely attracted the bear to the man’s home were food items, including cat food and unclean grills.—Natalie Demaree, Miami Herald, 25 May 2025 This is the second bill DeSantis has signed in Florida on swatting, or making false police reports to scare victims by sending law enforcement to their home.—Jenny Goldsberry, The Washington Examiner, 21 May 2025
Noun
Yes, Walsh had her own cancer scare in 2015, when Walsh was in her mid-40s.—Bruce Y. Lee, Forbes.com, 13 May 2025 Along with the pregnancy came an immediate scare when the mother, Dutchess, attempted to eat one of her puppies shortly after giving birth.—Liz O'Connell, MSNBC Newsweek, 12 May 2025 See All Example Sentences for scare
Word History
Etymology
Verb
Middle English skerren, from Old Norse skirra, from skjarr shy, timid
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