frightening

[US]/ˈfraɪtnɪŋ/
[UK]/ˈfraɪtnɪŋ/
Frequency: Very High

Translation

adj. menyebabkan rasa takut atau teror, mengejutkan
Word Forms
Present Participlefrightening
Pluralfrightenings

Example Sentences

a frightening, compulsive novel.

novel yang menakutkan, compulsive.

a frightening, ghostly figure with a hood.

sebuah tokoh hantu yang menakutkan dengan tudung.

The idea of death is frightening to most people.

Idea tentang kematian adalah menakutkan bagi kebanyakan orang.

It is frightening to most children to waken and find a stranger.

Adalah menakutkan bagi kebanyakan kanak-kanak untuk bangun dan mendapati orang asing.

It’s a very frightening situation,but we mustn’t lose our heads.

Ia adalah situasi yang sangat menakutkan, tetapi kita tidak boleh kehilangan kepala.

I had a frightening encounter with a poisonous snake.

Saya mengalami pertemuan yang menakutkan dengan ular berbisa.

Real-world Examples

And it was frightening, frightening for us all.

Dan ia amat menakutkan, menakutkan bagi kita semua.

Source: TED Talks (Video Edition) February 2016 Collection

My neighbor's eccentric behavior is sometimes frightening.

Tingkah laku pelik jiranku kadangkala menakutkan.

Source: IELTS Vocabulary: Category Recognition

'I can promise you there's nothing very frightening about him, ' he said.

'Saya boleh berjanji kepada anda bahawa tiada apa yang sangat menakutkan tentangnya,' katanya.

Source: Oliver Twist (abridged version)

The dangers all around me did not seem so frightening.

Bahaya di sekeliling saya tidak kelihatan begitu menakutkan.

Source: The Hound of the Baskervilles

It was the most frightening and the most dangerous situation I've ever been in.

Ia adalah situasi paling menakutkan dan paling berbahaya yang pernah saya alami.

Source: New Standard High School English Compulsory Volume 3 by Foreign Language Teaching and Research Press

Her emotion seemed a little frightening. I began to think that Sandra was mentally ill.

Emosinya nampaknya sedikit menakutkan. Saya mula berfikir bahawa Sandra mengalami penyakit mental.

Source: 1000 episodes of English stories (continuously updated)

How could you make a Dementor less frightening?

Bagaimanakah anda boleh menjadikan seorang Dementor kurang menakutkan?

Source: Harry Potter and the Prisoner of Azkaban

But another strain can kill with frightening speed.

Tetapi jenis lain boleh membunuh dengan kelajuan yang menakutkan.

Source: Discovery documentary "Understanding Bacteria"

New and frightening viruses crop up all the time.

Virus baharu dan menakutkan sering muncul.

Source: A Brief History of Everything

What a frightening sound of the sea!

Betapa menakutkan bunyi laut itu!

Source: Environment and Science

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