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- verb Present participle of
affright .
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Examples
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And yet for all these terrors of conscience, affrighting punishments which are so frequent, or whatsoever else may cause or aggravate this fearful malady in other religions, I see no reason at all why a papist at any time should despair, or be troubled for his sins; for let him be never so dissolute a caitiff so notorious
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Unfortunately this is a good example of a truly hideous radio spot where both the writing and the voicing wind up affrighting the ear of any listener with half a clue.
Afrighting the ear Ed Hollett 2007
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Which sight somewhat affrighting him, he yet boldly demaunded, what and who he was?
The Decameron 2004
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Neverthelesse, such hath been my care and cost, that I have rescued her out of deaths griping power; and, in a meere charitable disposition, which honest affection caused me to beare her; of a body, full of terror and affrighting (as then she was) I have caused her to become thus lovely as you see.
The Decameron 2004
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As for us, we fell upon the most dismal and affrighting part of time, in which we were exposed by our production to manifold and inextricable wants and necessities.
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How long was she to enjoy her continual opportunities of affrighting and injuring me?
Uncle Silas 2003
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And under what charter of rights does it slink among the coral and weed affrighting God-fearing man under the cloak of his first subtle enemy?
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Delightful plundering, like affrighting battles, had to end.
LEE’S LIEUTENANTS DOUGLAS SOUTHALL FREEMAN 2001
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The darkness that had halted Gordon was weird and affrighting.
LEE’S LIEUTENANTS DOUGLAS SOUTHALL FREEMAN 2001
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Delightful plundering, like affrighting battles, had to end.
LEE’S LIEUTENANTS DOUGLAS SOUTHALL FREEMAN 2001
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