— scarer , n. — scaringly , adv.
/skair/ , v. , scared, scaring , n.
v.t.
1. to fill, esp. suddenly, with fear or terror; frighten; alarm.
v.i.
2. to become frightened: That horse scares easily.
3. scare up , Informal. to obtain with effort; find or gather: to scare up money.
n.
4. a sudden fright or alarm, esp. with little or no reason.
5. a time or condition of alarm or worry: For three months there was a war scare.
[ 1150-1200; (v.) ME skerren skirra to frighten, deriv. of skjarr timid, shy; (n.) late ME skere, deriv. of the v. ]
Syn. 1. startle, intimidate. See frighten .