Definition of SCARING

scaring

Verb

Verb Forms: scared, scaring, scares

  • Causing sudden fear or alarm; frightening someone.
  • cause fear in
  • cause to lose courage
  • mark with a scar
  • present participle and gerund of scare

Examples

  • He was SCARING away any potential bingos by placing short words in key spots.

Synonyms

affright, dash, daunt, fright, frighten, frighten away, frighten off, mark, pall, pit, pock, scar, scare, scare away, scare off

Scrabble Score: 10

scaring: valid Scrabble (US) TWL Word
scaring: valid Scrabble Word in Merriam-Webster MW Dictionary
scaring: valid Scrabble Word in International Collins CSW Dictionary

Words With Friends Score: 13

scaring: valid Words With Friends Word