- present participle of scare.
scaring
Example Sentences
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"It was just a way for them to sound smart, and I really hate that. I think we're scaring people and that's irresponsible," he said.
From Barron's ● May 27, 2026
StepChange said this was counterproductive, scaring people who can't, rather than won't, pay.
From BBC ● Mar. 22, 2026
In horror, more is more — more gore, more jump scares, more shadowed silhouettes; all in service of scaring the viewer.
From Salon ● Mar. 15, 2026
My mental default is that the world is neutral-good, and that may be why I prefer movies with active villains scaring me out of my complacency.
From Los Angeles Times ● Mar. 11, 2026
“How am I gonna sleep with all this racket,” she says, scaring me so bad I almost drop the phone.
From "The Skin I'm In" by Sharon G. Flake
