scaring
- present participle of scare.
Example Sentences
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"It was just a way for them to sound smart, and I really hate that. I think we're scaring people and that's irresponsible," he said.
From Barron's ● May 27, 2026
In a radio interview Tuesday, he warned Mamdani against scaring off wealthy people like the Citadel chief executive.
From The Wall Street Journal ● May 12, 2026
StepChange said this was counterproductive, scaring people who can't, rather than won't, pay.
From BBC ● Mar. 22, 2026
In horror, more is more — more gore, more jump scares, more shadowed silhouettes; all in service of scaring the viewer.
From Salon ● Mar. 15, 2026
Maybe when you get in trouble enough times, it stops scaring you, but my hands are itching so bad, I have to rub them hard against my jeans.
From "A Good Kind of Trouble" by Lisa Moore Ramée
