transcription, транскрипция: [ ˈfrī-t ə n ]
verb
( fright·ened ; fright·en·ing ˈfrī-t ə n-iŋ, ˈfrīt-niŋ)
Date: 1630
transitive verb
1. : to make afraid : terrify
2. : to drive or force by frightening
frighten ed the boy into confessing
intransitive verb
: to become frightened
• fright·en·ing·ly -t ə n-iŋ-lē, -niŋ-lē adverb