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Verb
You scared me. I didn't see you there.
Stop that, you're scaring the children. Noun
There have been scares about the water supply being contaminated.
fired over their heads in order to throw a scare into them
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Verb
However, change is a constant that doesn’t scare him.—Jenna Wang, Peoplemag, 9 May 2024 When the driver tried to back up and scare off the animal by honking, the bear slammed the vehicle with its paw, cracking the windshield diagonally.—Saman Shafiq, USA TODAY, 9 May 2024 See all Example Sentences for scare
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Word History
Etymology
Verb
Middle English skerren, from Old Norse skirra, from skjarr shy, timid
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