Word Finder - fright

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A state of terror excited by the sudden appearance of danger; sudden and violent fear, usually of short duration; a sudden alarm.

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Anything strange, ugly or shocking, producing a feeling of alarm or aversion.

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To frighten.

His face was a mask of fright.

Filled with fright he opened his eyes and lifted his head from under his cloak.

Countess Mary turned pale with fright and made signs to the boy.

Halloween is a night for fun and fright, and nothing is better for kids who ring the doorbell looking for a candy than being greeted by an adorable dog dressed as a pumpkin, a princess, or a pirate.

For you might have a big, big fright.

On those dark, moonlit evenings when campers are huddled around the a glowing fire, campfire ghost stories can create an atmosphere of unbearable suspense and awesome fright.

I suddenly felt as tho I had stage fright!

Seeing their enemy unexpectedly the French fell into confusion and stopped short from the sudden fright, but then they resumed their flight, abandoning their comrades who were farther behind.

Then he receives a letter from India which gives him a great fright.

The officer fell, not so much from the blow--which had but slightly cut his arm above the elbow--as from the shock to his horse and from fright.

Love at First Fright is Six Flag's trademark musical.

Why is Fiennes wearing the same funny red fright wig that Stephen Rae was sporting in The Butcher Boy?

As someone who never wanted to perform didn't this give you terrible stage fright?

I also have suffered from severe stage fright and it just seemed to get worse over the last few years.

Lucy was so startled, she ran off sobbing with fright but outside the bars, Beard Man just kept clicking on.

He told them to get out Nyap and Benjamin were shaking with fright.

I suddenly felt as tho I had stage fright !

If you have shy children in the group, make sure they have a parent or another adult to be helping them with their lines and working on overcoming any stage fright.

This takes some planning, but kids enjoy creating the scenes and then watching others going in and getting a fright.

Use cold noodles, cold cooked oatmeal, Jell-O, an uncooked piece of liver, or any other ghoulish concoction that might give kids a small Halloween fright.

She doesn't often appear on live shows because of severe stage fright.

Stage fright had to be conquered as she performed for the annual Martin Luther King Day event three years in a row.

Nero's horse took fright at the smell of a dead body lying by the roadside, which made him expose his face.

In April 2003, our house bunny Flower gave us a terrible fright, he began having seizures.

T hey are looking volunteers to add realistic special effects to give folk a real fright on the way round.

Once again, the Greens have pushed the end of oil to the fore and the public have welcomed a good fright.

Oh wot a fright We had that nite As it took a big bite ' an jumped a great height!

Fright Nights are back for 2006 and this year promises to unleash more terror than ever before.

Outside I heard my horse give a sudden whinny of fright, plunging wildly around, and then all was quiet again.

Dorothy had a green streak through the center of her face where the blue and yellow lights came together, and her appearance seemed to add to his fright.

One of the chairs pushed back from the table, and this was so astonishing and mysterious that Dorothy was almost tempted to run away in fright.

Oh, what a pig I am, not to have written and to have given them such a fright!

She assured Mrs. Foster that far from walking outside her room, she had been shivering with fright under the bedclothes.

As someone who never wanted to perform did n't this give you terrible stage fright?

Fright Nights are back for 2006, and this year promises to unleash more terror than ever before.

It must also offer a believable ending where the reader can relax and know that the fright is over and all is well with the character until the next story.

Parents know best what level of fright their child can take without it interfering with sleep patterns or their child's sense of reality.

You have to make sure that Scooby doesn't get too scared as he's searching the castle (this is measured by his "Fright Factor").

Since leaving Doctor Who, Tennant voiced a character in How to Train Your Dragon, filmed a pilot for NBC and roles in the remake of Fright Night, Decoy Bride and The Pirates!

If you've been avoiding guitar lessons because you have a little bit of stage fright or the thought of learning with an audience scares you, online lessons take these concerns out of the equation.

Season pass holders also get free admission to the park's Halloween Fright Fest.

With a wide range of seasonal fun for all ages and fright levels, the event has become a highly sought after way to end a thrilling season at the world's best amusement park.

The blood drive is a clever way to support a worthy organization during Fright Fest.

While each location hosts several different shows throughout Fright Fest, this one show is a constant.

Fright Fest is great family fun but there are a few things you should keep in mind before going.

Remember that admission to the general events at Fright Fest come with admission to the park but expect to pay extra for some of the haunted houses and other attractions.

Six Flags' motto for Fright Fest is, "Thrills by Day, Chills by Night."

They may be more specific or circumscribed, such as a fear of giving speeches or of performing (stage fright).

At the end of the game, fright points are tallied, and the player with less fright points wins.

These are the finishing touches which you can use to create a fright.