affrighting — v. frighten, scare … English contemporary dictionary
affrighting — … Useful english dictionary
Affright — Af*fright , v. t. [imp. & p. p. {Affrighted}; p. pr. & vb. n. {Affrighting}.] [Orig. p. p.; OE. afright, AS. [=a]fyrhtan to terrify; [=a] (cf. Goth. us , Ger. er , orig. meaning out) + fyrhto fright. See {Fright}.] To impress with sudden fear; to … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
Affrighted — Affright Af*fright , v. t. [imp. & p. p. {Affrighted}; p. pr. & vb. n. {Affrighting}.] [Orig. p. p.; OE. afright, AS. [=a]fyrhtan to terrify; [=a] (cf. Goth. us , Ger. er , orig. meaning out) + fyrhto fright. See {Fright}.] To impress with sudden … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
A Prayer for my Daughter — is a poem by William Butler Yeats, which he wrote in June 1919 and published in 1921 as part of Yeats collection Michael Robartes and the Dancer . It concerns Yeats child by Georgie Hyde Lees, who he married after he was repeatedly rejected by… … Wikipedia
affright — (v.) 1580s, a late construction from A (Cf. a ) (1) + FRIGHT (Cf. fright) (v.), probably on model of earlier pp. adjective affright struck with sudden fear (metathesized from O.E. afyrht). Related: Affrighted; affrighting … Etymology dictionary
fright — n alarm, consternation, panic, *fear, dread, dismay, terror, horror, trepidation Analogous words: scaring or scare, startling, affrighting, frightening (see corresponding verbs at FRIGHTEN): appalling, horrifying, daunting (see DISMAY vb) fright… … New Dictionary of Synonyms
affrightment — tmənt noun ( s) Etymology: affright (II) + ment archaic : the act of affrighting : the state of being affrighted … Useful english dictionary
