adjective
COLLOCATIONS FROM CORPUS
■ ADVERB
more
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As he grows older he becomes more grotesque and therefore more frightening and effective in his second role.
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That was why Everett, suddenly, seemed more real, more frightening than usual.
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Food is more frightening to me than death itself.
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Witches are more frightening then wizards, wolves lurk in grandmother's clothing.
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It was not proper fighting but something more frightening .
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This may confirm Joan's fear of greed and make it more frightening for her to know about her own.
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It was even more frightening than the chugging, and it came right up to the shelter door.
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I believe that generosity becomes less between nations, as the world economy heads for a more frightening decline.
most
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The most frightening thing about what was happening was that Cesar did not appear to be angry.
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Male speaker Apart from the awful seasickness, the most frightening part was Cape Horn.
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The most frightening thing was that I thought it would never stop.
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And it was that secret pleasure that was most frightening .
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Hard, warm and, most frightening of all, so familiar.
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Never before had I passed such a terrible night, disturbed by the most frightening dreams.
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It is the most frightening place I have every played in.
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It was the most frightening moment of my life and I was icy calm.
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It's been quite frightening to see.
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They're really on the ball, quite frightening sometimes.
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Soon Alice has woken from her strange sleep and the frenzy that was becoming quite frightening .
rather
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But when you first see it, it can be rather frightening , so hold on to small children's hands.
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Lord John thought Jane looked very beautiful but also rather frightening .
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It was rather frightening to think how easily men could do what they wanted, simply because of their superior physical strength.
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To Floy, they were beautiful and rather frightening and immensely powerful.
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It all had to be done in the dark and was rather frightening .
too
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It's been getting too frightening .
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I should have gone to the children's matinée but the serial, Spider Man, was too frightening .
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If the threats grew too frightening , he could always reconsider.
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They like their drama to be exciting, but not too frightening .
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We debated hopelessly, going round in ever decreasing circles: the Alps too crowded, the Himalaya too frightening .
very
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It's very frightening , this - the thought that people actually know what's going on in your mind.
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Her booming voice, very frightening to children, was usually occupied in gossiping to every passer-by.
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He says some one people can go through the experience of the crash all over again and it's very frightening .
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Carolyn was dismayed; she had found the place very frightening on her previous visits.
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It was a very frightening subject, personal experiences came up.
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The first few days in a residential home can be very frightening for many elderly people.
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To many early rail travellers, however, the gloom of the tunnel was very frightening .
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A sui - ... what you did, is a very frightening thing, Liz.
■ NOUN
experience
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It is a frightening experience , and I have never heard of anyone doing it a second time.
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Mr. Rifkind I think that it must have been a frightening experience for people trapped within the train for that time.
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Learning About Life A young horse will take time to learn about life and about what is a genuinely frightening experience .
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Suddenly, she remembered some one had once told her that falling in love was a frightening experience .
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It was a very frightening experience - and only afterwards could we laugh about it.
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During her visit she had two frightening experiences .
PHRASES FROM OTHER ENTRIES
be a (beautiful/strange/frightening etc) sight to behold
EXAMPLES FROM OTHER ENTRIES
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After so many years, going back to college and studying was a frightening prospect.
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Driving in big cities can be pretty frightening for many people.
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Flying in an airplane can be a frightening prospect for some people.
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It's frightening to think that something like this can happen in America today.
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It was frightening not to know what was happening.
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The crime rate in this city is frightening .
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There are so many people with guns these days, it's really frightening .
EXAMPLES FROM CORPUS
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The data transfer was the most frightening part.
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The discovery that it is true can be a frightening and instructive process.
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The funny thing was, this was less frightening , even though it was real.