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frightener

/ˈfraɪtənər/ /ˈfraɪʔənər/

Meanings
noun
Agent noun of frighten; one who frightens.

Examples :

"The loud thunder was a real frightener for the little dog. "
person character human entertainment supernatural

Related Words

Illustration who

who noun

/huː/

A person under discussion; a question of which person.

"The teacher asked, "Who will present the project next week?" "

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loud noun

/laʊd/

A loud sound or part of a sound.

"The loud of the fire alarm woke everyone in the building. "

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one noun

/wan/ /wɒn/ /wʌn/

The digit or figure 1.

"My son's math test had only one correct answer for the last problem. "

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for preposition

/fɔːr/

During the period of.

"He worked for three years."

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frightens verb

/ˈfraɪtn̩z/ /ˈfraɪtənz/

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."

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the adverb

/ði/ /ˈðiː/

With a comparative or with more and a verb phrase, establishes a correlation with one or more other such comparatives.

"It looks weaker and weaker, the more I think about it."

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little noun

/ˈlɪ.ɾɫ̩/ /ˈlɘtl̩/ /ˈlɪtəl/ /ˈlɪtl̩/

A small amount.

"Can I try a little of that sauce?"

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agent noun

/ˈeɪ.dʒənt/

One who exerts power, or has the power to act

"The travel agent has the power to book flights and hotels for us. "

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thunder noun

/ˈθʌndə/ /ˈθʌndɚ/

The loud rumbling, cracking, or crashing sound caused by expansion of rapidly heated air around a lightning bolt.

"Thunder is preceded by lightning."

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real noun

/ɹiːl/ /ɹeɪˈɑːl/ /ɹeɪˈɑl/

A commodity; see realty.

"The family's real estate investment was quite successful. "

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frighten verb

/ˈfɹaɪtn̩/

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."

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noun noun

/naʊn/

(grammar, narrow sense) A word that can be used to refer to a person, animal, place, thing, phenomenon, substance, quality, or idea; one of the basic parts of speech in many languages, including English.

"The cat slept on the rug. "