frighten
verb (used with object)
to make afraid or fearful; throw into a fright; terrify; scare.
will frighten
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future tenseof frighten.future tense
Used to express actions, events, or states that have not yet occurred but are expected to happen.
Example Sentences
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I don't think they can, and being at home won't make any difference, because the Magpies will frighten the life out of them.
From BBC ● Apr. 24, 2023
“There are no threats that will frighten us. We will hold the line,” Tamara Lich said.
From Seattle Times ● Feb. 15, 2022
“There are no threats that will frighten us,” she said.
From Washington Post ● Feb. 14, 2022
Some of the things in there, I told him, will frighten people.
From Slate ● Mar. 29, 2021
“It can take the shape of whatever it thinks will frighten us most.”
From "Harry Potter And The Prisoner Of Azkaban" by J.K. Rowling
