frighten (verb)
51appall — verb /ʌˈpɔl/ To depress or discourage with fear; to impress with fear in such a manner that the mind shrinks, or loses its firmness; to overcome with sudden terror or horror; to dismay; as, the sight appalled the stoutest heart. The house of… …
52scare out of one's wits — verb To frighten someone to such an extent that they behave irrationally He scared me out of my wits, sneaking up behind me in the dark, like that …
53curl someone's hair — verb To frighten, dismay, or excite someone thoroughly . Im not hankering for the dramatic in life, but we had a run last night that would curl your hair. See Also: hair curling …
54fley — verb To frighten The ghoul fleyed the weary traveller …
55affear — verb To frighten, to scare; to terrify …
56dust off a batter — verb for a pitcher to throw a pitch at or near the batter, typically to frighten the batter or to have him stand farther away from home plate. That pitcher doesnt like the hitters too close to the plate so every once in a while hell dust off a… …
57make someone's skin crawl — verb To disturb or bother; to frighten or disgust. The sound of fingernails on a chalkboard just makes my skin crawl …
58put the wind up — verb To frighten or disturb. See Also: get the wind up, have the wind up …
59terrify — verb /ˈtɛrɪfaɪ/ a) To frighten greatly; to fill with terror. b) To menace or intimidate. See Also: terrible, terrific, terrifying, terror …
60intimidate — verb frighten or overawe (someone), especially in order to make them do what one wants. Derivatives intimidating adjective intimidatingly adverb intimidation noun intimidator noun intimidatory adjective Origin C17: from med. L. intimidat …
