scare
verb (used with object)
scaring
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present participleof scare.present participle
A verb form that is used in progressive verb constructions and may also function as a modifier or a gerund.
Example Sentences
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"There's a level of scaring the public that needs to be taken into consideration."
From BBC ● Aug. 29, 2026
“Higher mortgage rates are scaring off some buyers, but that’s opening the door for others,” Chen Zhao, Redfin’s head of economics research, said in a statement.
From Barron's ● May 26, 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
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
He need be ’shamed of hisselfj scaring young folk with them nonsense stories.”
From "Elijah of Buxton" by Christopher Paul Curtis
