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.
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.
