frightening

Definition:
1. To inspire with fear.
2. Causing fear or dread or terror.

Use 'frightening' in a sentence:

• 1. Does this sound frightening?
• 2. It is frightening to even think of the horror of nuclear war.
• 3. I got scared. It was frightening.
• 4. His aspect was frightening.
• 5. It's the bed that is frightening.
• 6. Interviews can be quite frightening but our top five tips can help you.
• 7. Now I know that for some people this might be quite a frightening thing to do, but it is perfectly safe.
• 8. The horror movie was very frightening.
• 9. The elderly are projected to rise as a proportion of the working population in most western countries to a frightening extent.
• 10. For humans, hearing a sudden loud noise might prove frightening, but it does not induce mass fatality.
• 11. This is why it looks so frightening.
• 12. Suellen says in the beginning it's frightening for some people.
• 13. Taking risks now is frightening.
• 14. It's a dark comedy, which is sometimes funny and sometimes frightening.
• 15. A sudden stop can be a very frightening experience, especially if you are travelling at high speed.
• 16. If Hiccup was going to take a risk and befriend a dragon, it had to be the most frightening dragon in the world.
• 17. Thunder continued to shake the sky and lightning illuminated the store for seconds, casting frightening shadows on my mind.
• 18. Then we heard a frightening sound after a bright flash of lightning.
• 19. The Pacific Whale Foundation on the west coast expressed concern that the scooters are frightening away an endangered species of whale that migrates to Hawaii for breeding.
• 20. I just can't live hand to mouth, it's too frightening.
• 21. We heard a frightening sound after a bright flash of lightning.
• 22. Going into that deep, pitch-dark cave was really frightening.
• 23. One night, Donnie Darko, who is a teenager, meets a frightening man dressed as a rabbit.
• 24. Cities can be frightening places.
• 25. Her aspect was frightening.
• 26. Pat has vivid recollections of the trip, and remembers some of the frightening aspects I had forgotten.
• 27. They are equally fumy and frightening, but they are also aspirational.
• 28. The number of youngsters involved in crime is frightening.
• 29. 'Frankly I found it rather frightening.' — 'A little startling,' Mark agreed.
• 30. It was a very unpleasant and frightening attack.
• 31. I had a frightening encounter with a poisonous snake.
• 32. Similarly, sensation-seekers enjoy frightening horror movies.
• 33. Take three deep breaths, look at the audience, no matter how frightening they may be, and be enthusiastic and energetic.
• 34. The magnitude of the epidemic was frightening.
• 35. She only knew that people were ill and that she heard mysterious and frightening sounds.
• 36. Bullying can indeed be distressing and frightening for those at the receiving end.
• 37. It's frightening to think it could happen again.
• 38. The whole car shuddered with an almost frightening surge of power.
• 39. It was a very frightening experience and they were very courageous.
• 40. The fishermen said the company's seismic survey was frightening away fish.
• 41. Ripley indulges a popular obsession with international test score comparisons, which show wide and frightening gaps between the United States and other countries.