The loud thunder frightened the baby.
响亮的雷声吓到了这个婴儿。
Choose the best synonym for the word “frighten”:
C — scare. “frighten” means v. to make someone afraid or anxious
The very loud thunder began to ______ the small, trembling puppy.
A — frighten. “frighten” means v. to make someone afraid or anxious
frighten — v. to make someone afraid or anxious. In Chinese: 使害怕.
frighten is pronounced /ˈfraɪtn/. It breaks into 2 syllables: fright · en.
The loud thunder frightened the baby. (响亮的雷声吓到了这个婴儿。)
scare, startle, terrify — all close in meaning to frighten (v. to make someone afraid or anxious).
Yes. frighten appears on the iSEE Vocab Basic list, which covers 2445 words for the ISEE and SSAT.