How to Pronounce "frighten the hell out of"
expression
FRY-tun thuh HEL OW-tuhv
fry-TUN thuh HEL OW-tov
Definition
To scare someone extremely, making them feel a lot of fear suddenly. It is an informal and strong way to say that something or someone made someone else very frightened.
IPA Transcription
American English
ˈfɹaɪtən/ /ˈðə/, /ðə/, /ði/ /ˈhɛɫ/ /ˈaʊt/ /ˈəv
British English
fɹˈaɪtən/ /ðə, ði/ /hˈɛl/ /ˈaʊt/ /ˈɒv
Simplified Pronunciation
US
FRY-tun thuh HEL OW-tuhv
UK
fry-TUN thuh HEL OW-tov
Listen in Context
That loud noise frightened the hell out of me.
The horror movie frightened the hell out of the kids.
The thunderstorm last night frightened the hell out of my dog.
You frightened the hell out of me sneaking up like that!