"frightening" meaning in English

See frightening in All languages combined, or Wiktionary

Adjective

IPA: /ˈfraɪtənɪŋ/ Audio: en-uk-frightening.ogg [UK] Forms: frightening [positive], more frightening [comparative], most frightening [superlative]
Head templates: {{adj|more=true}} [POS TABLE]
  1. If something is frightening, it causes fear, it is scary.
    Sense id: simple-frightening-en-adj-qcIn2lVq

Verb

IPA: /ˈfraɪtənɪŋ/ Audio: en-uk-frightening.ogg [UK] Forms: frighten [canonical], frightens [third-person, singular], frightened [past], frightened [past, participle], frightening [present, participle]
Head templates: {{verb|frighten}} [POS TABLE]
  1. The present participle of frighten.
    Sense id: simple-frightening-en-verb-0okZbILM
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