Scaring

/ˈskɛː.ɹɪŋ/

Synonyms for "scaring" (37 found)

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Closest matches (8)

Noun(6 words)
alarmalarmingaversive conditioningcoercivedeterdeterrence method

Strong matches (11)

Related words (18)

Noun(14 words)
frightenfrighteningintimidatingintimidationintimidation tacticpest deterrencerepelscare tacticspookingstartleterrifyterrorthreat tacticthreatening
Adjective(1 words)

Related word relations

OpenGloss and ConceptNet supply richer edges like generalizations, collocations, and derivations.

5 relation types

More general

14 entries
affectaffect verbbehavioral controlcause emotiondeterrencedeterrence techniqueemotional qualityemotional responseemotional traitemotional verbmanipulation tacticpersuasion techniquepest management methodwildlife management

More specific

15 entries
alarmalarm reactionanimal deterrencebird deterrencebird scaringfear appealfear inducing stimulusfear tacticfrightenpanic triggerpest deterrencepredator scaringstartlestartle responsethreat tactic

Collocations

17 entries
a scareanimal deterrenceanimal scaringbird deterrencebird scaringexcessive scaringpest deterrencepublic scarescare tacticscaring contentscaring effectscaring imageryscaring narrativescaring stimuliscaring tacticscaring tactics

Showing 16 of 17 words.

Inflections

5 entries
more scaringmost scaringscaredscaresscarings

Derivations

2 entries

Sample sentences

10 total sentences available.

Tatoeba + Wiktionary

You're scaring me.

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Tom is scaring the crows away.

Source: tatoeba (1662863)

I am scaring the sparrows away.

Source: tatoeba (1665906)

You're scaring Tom.

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Showing 4 of 10 available sentences.

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