Looking for the meaning of the word SCARE in English for both noun and verb forms from the Oxford Dictionary? Below, you can explore all possible meanings and definitions of SCARE with sentence examples. You can also use the “AUDIO PRONUNCIATION” track to check the correct pronunciation in British English.
Word: Scare
Speech Type: Verb
Etymology:
Middle English: from Old Norse skirra ‘frighten’, from skjarr ‘timid’
Audio Pronunciation:
Phonetic Spelling:
skɛː
Dialects: British English
Definition:
cause great fear or nervousness in; frighten
Short Definition:cause great fear or nervousness in
Examples:- I was scared stiff
- the rapid questions were designed to scare her into blurting out the truth
Word: Scare
Speech Type: Noun
Audio Pronunciation:
Phonetic Spelling:
skɛː
Dialects: British English
Definition:
a sudden attack of fright
Short Definition:sudden attack of fright
Examples:- gosh, that gave me a scare!
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