scare — to make someone feel frightened or worried
Part of speech: VERB
Definition: to make someone feel frightened or worried
Pronunciation (IPA): /sker/
Example Sentences
- My mom's cooking is so bad, even the smoke alarm gets scared and runs away.
- The sudden thunder scared the cat under the bed.
- Don't let the big dogs scare you - they're actually very friendly.
scare
VERB[/sker/]
to make someone feel frightened or worried
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🎤Pronunciation
🌳Etymology
Origin
From Old Norse 'skirra' meaning 'to frighten or deter,' possibly related to the verb 'to shear' in the sense of driving away. The word entered Middle English through Scandinavian influence during the Viking period.
Breakdown
scare (verb) - a single morpheme with no productive internal breakdown; the root comes from Old Norse 'skirra' (to frighten)
🎵Rhyme
🔗Collocations
📝Examples
“My mom's cooking is so bad, even the smoke alarm gets scared and runs away.”
“The sudden thunder scared the cat under the bed.”
“Don't let the big dogs scare you - they're actually very friendly.”
“I got such a scare when I saw my test score that I thought it was someone else's.”
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