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Miriam was too frightened to tell her family what had happened.
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frightened — frightened; un·frightened; … English syllables
frightened — index leery, recreant Burton s Legal Thesaurus. William C. Burton. 2006 … Law dictionary
frightened — [adj] very scared abashed, affrighted, afraid, aghast, alarmed, anxious, butterflies*, chicken*, chicken hearted*, cowed*, dismayed, fearful, frozen, have cold feet*, having kittens*, hung up*, in a cold sweat*, in a panic*, in a sweat*,… … New thesaurus
frightened — [frīt′ nd] adj. filled with fright; terrified SYN. AFRAID … English World dictionary
frightened */ — UK [ˈfraɪt(ə)nd] / US adjective Collocations: Frightened describes how you feel: I am frightened of spiders. ♦ She looked very frightened. Frightening describes things or situations that make you feel frightened: The look on his face was… … English dictionary
frightened — fright|ened S2 [ˈfraıtnd] adj feeling afraid = ↑scared ▪ Don t be frightened. We re not going to hurt you. frightened of ▪ I was frightened of being left by myself in the house. ▪ Her father had an awful temper and she was always frightened of… … Dictionary of contemporary English
frightened — adj. VERBS ▪ be, feel, look, seem, sound ▪ become, get ▪ I got frightened when he lost his temper … Collocations dictionary
frightened — fright|ened [ fraıtnd ] adjective * feeling or showing fear, especially suddenly: SCARED: The puppy looked cold and frightened. Bruckner was watching him with wide, frightened eyes. frightened to do something: Now he is frightened to go out at… … Usage of the words and phrases in modern English
frightened*/ — [ˈfraɪt(ə)nd] adj feeling or showing fear Syn: scared The puppy looked cold and frightened.[/ex] Bruckner was watching him with wide, frightened eyes.[/ex] There s nothing to be frightened about.[/ex] I ve always been frightened of snakes.[/ex] I … Dictionary for writing and speaking English
frightened — adj. frightened about, at, of (frightened at the very thought) * * * [ fraɪtnd] at of (frightened at the very thought) frightened about … Combinatory dictionary
