spooking
- present participle of spook.
Example Sentences
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The overnight strikes killed one sailor from India and injured several other crew members, spooking captains and shipping executives.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Jul. 14, 2026
The trend slammed into reverse on Wednesday after the latest Federal Reserve projections penciled in the risk of an interest-rate hike later this year, spooking stock-market investors.
From MarketWatch ● Jun. 17, 2026
Stocks fell sharply, with a fresh round of jitters over trade and artificial-intelligence spooking investors.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Feb. 24, 2026
An alternative would be to borrow the money but the Treasury would be reluctant to breach its borrowing targets for fear of spooking the financial markets.
From BBC ● Feb. 15, 2026
I spotted a bit of Geoffrey’s trouser from around the corner of the house, so I snuck around the opposite way without spooking the chickens.
From "The Boy Who Harnessed the Wind" by William Kamkwamba
