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fearful

/ˈfɪəfəl/ /ˈfɪɹfəl/

Meanings
adjective
Frightening.

Examples :

"The dark alley was a fearful place to walk alone at night. "
emotion attitude

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frightened verb

/ˈfɹaɪtn̩d/

To cause to feel fear; to scare; to cause to feel alarm or fright.

"Avery puts a sheet over her head, pretending to be a ghost to frighten Emily."

Illustration tending

tending verb

/ˈtɛndɪŋ/

(Old English law) To make a tender of; to offer or tender.

""The farmer, tending his customary rent of grain, hoped the lord would accept it despite the poor harvest." "

Illustration frightening

frightening verb

/ˈfɹaɪtnɪŋ/

To cause to feel fear; to scare; to cause to feel alarm or fright.

"Avery puts a sheet over her head, pretending to be a ghost to frighten Emily."

Illustration blanket

blanket noun

/ˈblæŋkɪt/

A heavy, loosely woven fabric, usually large and woollen, used for warmth while sleeping or resting.

"The baby was cold, so his mother put a blanket over him."

Illustration picture

picture noun

/ˈpɪktʃə/ /ˈpɪk(t)ʃɚ/

A representation of anything (as a person, a landscape, a building) upon canvas, paper, or other surface, by drawing, painting, printing, photography, etc.

"The art class displayed a picture of a beautiful sunset. "

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extremely adverb

/ɪksˈtɹiːmli/

(degree) To an extreme degree.

"The weather was extremely hot today; we stayed inside all afternoon. "

Illustration upcoming

upcoming noun

/ˌʌpˈkʌmɪŋ/ /ʌpˈkʌmɪŋ/

The act of coming up.

"The upcoming school holiday is a welcome break for the students. "

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painted verb

/ˈpeɪntɪd/

To apply paint to.

"She painted her bedroom wall blue. "

Illustration nightlight

nightlight noun

/ˈnaɪtlaɪt/

A small, dim light or lamp left on overnight

"He put a small nightlight in the bathroom to find his way around in the dark."

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shockingly adverb

/ˈʃɑkɪŋli/ /ˈʃɒkɪŋli/

In a shocking manner.

"He had thinned shockingly, losing 100 pounds in the last month of his illness."

Illustration fearfully

fearfully adverb

/ˈfɪəfəli/ /ˈfɪɹfəli/

In a fearful manner; characterized by fear.

"I stepped fearfully into the pitch-dark cave."

Illustration terrible

terrible adjective

/ˈtɛ.ɹə.bl̩/

Dreadful; causing terror, alarm and fear; awesome

"The witch gave him a terrible curse."