verb (~ed; ~ing) Date: 1630 transitive verb to make afraid ; terrify , to drive or force by ~ing , intransitive verb to become ~ed, ~ingly adverb
FRIGHTEN
Meaning of FRIGHTEN in English
Merriam Webster. Explanatory English dictionary Merriam Webster. Толковый словарь английского языка Мерриам-Уэбстер. 2012