Meaning & use
scaring
Causing someone to feel sudden fear, alarm, or anxiety.
See it in a sentence
Stop scaring your little brother with those ghost stories before bed.
The loud thunder was scaring the puppy under the kitchen table.
A note on using this word
Scaring is the present participle of scare; use 'scary' instead when you need an adjective, as in 'a scary movie.'
Words with a similar meaning
frighteningalarming
Choose a synonym to suit the sentence. Meanings can overlap without being identical.
Words with an opposite meaning
soothing
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