Crossword-Solution: FRIGHTEN
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| Word | Word Type | Definition |
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| Frighten | v. t. | To disturb with fear; to throw into a state of alarm or fright; to affright; to terrify. |
We have 84 clues for the answer “FRIGHTEN”
| Clue | Answers |
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| put in fear | 3 answers |
| SHIVERS, give someone the | 3 answers |
| give one a turn | 4 answers |
| raise the alarm | 4 answers |
| disincline | 4 answers |
| CURDLE the blood | 5 answers |
| render insensible | 6 answers |
| Cry "Wolf!" | 6 answers |
| Prey on the Mind | 12 answers |
| make one jump | 12 answers |
| fill with fear | 13 answers |
| unman | 15 answers |
| terrorise | 16 answers |
| Paralyse | 18 answers |
| appall | 18 answers |
| AFFRIGHT | 20 answers |
| Terrify | 20 answers |
| prey on | 23 answers |
| Astound | 24 answers |
| Petrify | 24 answers |
| Dissuade | 25 answers |
| Spook | 27 answers |
| misgovern | 27 answers |
| Flabbergast | 28 answers |
| overawe | 29 answers |
| outweigh | 30 answers |
| prevail over | 30 answers |
| Faze | 30 answers |
| Browbeat. | 30 answers |
| MAKE unwilling | 31 answers |
| Menace | 32 answers |
| appal | 32 answers |
| overtax | 32 answers |
| Bulldoze | 33 answers |
| Scare ___ | 33 answers |
| Unnerve | 34 answers |
| overlap | 34 answers |
| COW ___ | 34 answers |
| over-rule | 35 answers |
| predominate | 35 answers |
| overmaster | 36 answers |
| Horrify | 37 answers |
| startle | 37 answers |
| MAKE one sick | 39 answers |
| Dampen | 39 answers |
| tyrannise | 39 answers |
| Discon-cert | 39 answers |
| transcend | 39 answers |
| Dishearten | 41 answers |
| Rattle | 42 answers |
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Hint 1 meaning
One who, or that which, eats.
Hint 2 anagram
TERAE
Hint 3 another clue
greedy person
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Sentences with FRIGHTEN (5)
The Fawn and His Mother A YOUNG FAWN once said to his Mother, “You are larger than a dog, and swifter, and more used to running, and you have your horns as a defense; why, then, O Mother! do the hounds frighten you so?” She smiled, and said: “I know full well, my son, that all you say is true.
The dog took no notice, for he had arrived at an age at which all superfluous barking was cynically avoided as a waste of breath—in fact he never barked even at the sheep except to order, when it was done with an absolutely neutral countenance, as a liturgical form of Commination-service, which, though offensive, had to be gone through once now and then just to frighten the flock for their own good.
The intention was purely to frighten them away by the vast numbers of bowmen which we could muster upon our walls.
The tribe had grown larger since Tarzan had come among them, for under the leadership of Kerchak they had been able to frighten the other tribes from their part of the jungle so that they had plenty to eat and little or no loss from predatory incursions of neighbors.
Come! If they suffer no more for the balance of the day they will feel reassured, and the relapse into fear will be even more nerve-racking than as though we continued to frighten them all afternoon.” So they marched back to their camp of the previous night, and, lighting great fires, ate and recounted the adventures of the day until long after dark.
Quotes with FRIGHTEN (3)
I have something I need to tell you," he says. I run my fingers along the tendons in his hands and look back at him. "I might be in love with you." He smiles a little. "I'm waiting until I'm sure to tell you, though.""That's sensible of you," I say, smiling too. "We should find some paper so you can make a list or a chart or something." I feel his laughter against my side, his nose sliding along my jaw, his lips pressing my ear." Maybe I'm already sure," he says, "and I just …
Therefore, dear Sir, love your solitude and try to sing out with the pain it causes you. For those who are near you are far away... and this shows that the space around you is beginning to grow vast.... be happy about your growth, in which of course you can't take anyone with you, and be gentle with those who stay behind; be confident and calm in front of them and don't torment them with your doubts and don't frighten them with your faith or joy, which they wouldn't be able t…
When you love someone, they become a part of who you are. They're in everything you do. They're in the air you breathe and the water you drink and the blood in your veins. Their touch stays on your skin and their voice stays in your ears and their thoughts stay in your mind. You know their dreams because their nightmares pierce your heart and their good dreams are your dreams too. And you don't think they're perfect, but you know their flaws, the deep-down truth of them, and …
Where this answer appears
Appears in: Newsday, USA TODAY.
Used 3 times in crossword archives (2002–2011).