Scaring Meaning in English
word · lemma: scare
/ˈskɛɹɪŋ/
SKAIR-ing
/skˈeəɹɪŋ/
SKAIR-ing
释义
Causing someone to feel afraid or frightened. It is the present participle of 'scare' and is often used in continuous verb forms or as an adjective-like word in context.
用法与细微差别
Usually appears in patterns like 'is scaring me', 'stop scaring the dog', or 'a scaring thought' is uncommon; English normally prefers 'scary' for adjective use. Don't confuse 'scaring' (causing fear) with 'scared' (feeling fear).
Spanish: asustandoPortuguese (BR): assustandoPortuguese (PT): a assustarChinese (Simplified): 吓人 - 使害怕Chinese (Traditional): 嚇人 - 使害怕Hindi: डरा रहा - डरा रहीArabic: يُخِيف - يُرْعِبBengali: ভয় দেখানো - ভয়ানক করাRussian: пугающий - пугаяJapanese: 怖がらせている - 怖がらせる（進行形）Vietnamese: làm cho sợ - dọaKorean: 겁주고 있는 - 무섭게 하는Turkish: korkutma - korkutanUrdu: ڈرارہا ہے - خوف زدہ کرنا (عمل میں)Indonesian: menakuti - menakut-nakuti
例句
The loud noise is scaring the baby.
basic
You are scaring me with that mask.
basic
Stop scaring your little sister.
basic
The way he's been coughing is honestly scaring me.
natural
Don't text me like that at midnight—you were scaring me.
natural
The news about layoffs is scaring a lot of people at work.
natural