frightens
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Examples
Alice eventually frightens all the animals away, unwittingly, by talking about her (moderately ferocious) cat.
A Scandinavian folk belief that lightning frightens away trolls and jötnar appears in numerous Scandinavian folktales, and may be a late reflection of the god Thor 's role in fighting such beings.
At a very young age, he learns of his superhuman abilities such as X-ray vision and superhuman strength, and this discovery frightens him.
Ex: ( Menominee ) paehtāwāēwesew "He is heard by higher powers" (paeht- 'hear', -āwāē- 'spirit', -wese- passivizer, -w third-person subject) or ( Plains Cree ) kāstāhikoyahk "it frightens us".
It frightens me to see how much Trump is like the Hitler who knew no bounds in his thirst for power before 1933.
In actuality, she shelters Vector, a yellow-eyed young man whose appearance so often frightens people that Ms. Jacobs won't let him go outside, out of fear for his safety.