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curdle the blood(verb, expression, upset, worry)
2
chill to the bone(verb, expression, upset, worry)
2
give a turn(verb, expression, upset, agitate)
2
make blood run cold(verb, expression, upset, worry)
2
make teeth chatter(verb, expression, upset, worry)
2
scare to death(verb, expression, upset, worry)
2
strike terror into(verb, expression, phrasal verb, upset)
1
be frightened(verb, expression)
1
fly storm warnings
1
knock socks off(verb, expression, alarm, impress)
1
lord it over(verb, expression, bully, castigate)
1
make one tremble
1
put heat on(verb, expression, bother, bully)
1
put the chill on(verb, expression, bully, castigate)
1
put through the wringer(verb, expression, bully, castigate)
1
scare silly(verb, expression, upset, fear)
1
scare the daylights out of(verb, expression, worry, agitate)
1
sound the alarm
1
sound the tocsin
1
talk out of(verb, expression, stop, check)
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APASmart Define. (2015). frighten thesaurus. Retrieved September 26, 2026, from https://smartdefine.org/frighten/thesaurus/synonyms
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