scare
verb (used with object)
was scaring
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past progressiveof scare.past progressive
Used to describe an ongoing action or continuous state that was happening at a specific time in the past.
Example Sentences
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"I was so agitated that I was scared. I was scaring myself because I felt out of control," he said.
From BBC ● May 13, 2026
She denied using her phone while driving and said she was using the device to record the deputy because he was scaring her.
From Los Angeles Times ● May 6, 2021
“He said all I was doing was scaring the residents.”
From Washington Times ● May 28, 2020
The Wall Street Journal reported in January that the company had to cut production on the iPhone X due to weak demand—presumably the price tag was scaring people off.
From Slate ● Sep. 13, 2018
He went to work then, trailing and treeing the squirrels that Little Arliss was scaring up off the ground.
From "Old Yeller" by Fred Gipson
