SCARE


Meaning of SCARE in English

I. verb (~d; scaring) Etymology: Middle English skerren, from Old Norse skirra, from skjarr shy, timid Date: 13th century transitive verb to frighten especially suddenly ; alarm , intransitive verb to become ~d, ~r noun II. noun Date: circa 1548 a sudden fright, a widespread state of alarm ; panic , ~ adjective

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