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Present participle for to frighten or cause fear

Present participle for to make somebody nervous, upset, or alarmed

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Present participle for to frighten or cause fear

terrorising^UK

terrorizing^US

filling with fear

frightening someone out of their wits

frightening the life out of

frightening the living daylights out of

frightening to death

giving a turn

giving someone a fright

giving someone goose pimples

giving someone the heebie-jeebies

making afraid

making fearful

making jump

making someone jump out of their skin

making someone's hair stand on end

making someone shake in their shoes

putting the fear of God into

putting the wind up

scaring someone out of their wits

scaring stiff

scaring the bejesus out of

scaring the hell out of

scaring the life out of

scaring the living daylights out of

scaring the pants off

scaring to death

scaring witless

sending into a cold sweat

striking terror into

throwing into a blue funk

throwing into a panic

making one's hair stand on end

making one's blood run cold

throwing into a tizzy

shaking up

throwing into a fright

chilling to the marrow

paralyzing^US

paralysing^UK

chilling to the bone

throwing into a tizz

consternating

making one's flesh creep

giving one the creeps

repelling

stiffing

scaring off

scaring someone half to death

making someone jump out of his skin

scaring the pants off of

filling with consternation

throwing into disarray

causing someone to lose their composure

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Present participle for to make somebody nervous, upset, or alarmed

causing someone to lose their composure

shaking up

putting out

rattling one's cage

putting someone off their stroke

shaking

shocking

putting someone off their stride

putting out of countenance

making someone scratch their head

terrorizing^US

getting on one's nerves

terrorising^UK

causing to be at a stand

enraging

deterring

rubbing up the wrong way

agonizing^US

setting someone back on their heels

agonising^UK

setting someone thinking

putting someone's nose out of joint

throwing into a tizzy

obfuscating

bedevilling^UK

bedeviling^US

getting on your nerves

getting on your wick

getting under your skin

eating away at

hurting somebody's feelings

rankling with

hacking you off

rubbing the wrong way

giving someone the hump

making self-conscious

balking^US

baulking^UK

driving to distraction

driving you up the wall

trying your patience

stopping someone in their tracks

tantalising^UK

tantalizing^US

grating on

driving round the bend

pulling the rug from under

pulling the rug out from under

causing anxiety

boggling the mind of

lying heavy on

taking the wind out of your sails

rubbing you up the wrong way

cutting to the quick

striking dumb

driving round the twist

getting in your hair

giving someone the pip

making someone see red

pouring cold water on

throwing cold water on

getting your hackles up

raising your hackles

driving bananas

getting your dander up

setting someone's teeth on edge

making an enemy of somebody

steaming up

getting on the wrong side of

ruffling one's feathers

making somebody's hackles rise

throwing into disarray

making your head spin

going to your head

balling up

messing with one's head

slurring

stinging

humiliating

upsetting the applecart

treading on someone's toes

taking your breath away

knocking the stuffing out of

tyrannizing^US

scaring the pants off

tyrannising^UK

scaring the bejesus out of

strong-arming

giving someone goose pimples

scaring someone out of their wits

scaring the living daylights out of

giving someone the heebie-jeebies

chilling to the marrow

putting the fear of God into

making one's hair stand on end

making one's flesh creep

making someone jump out of their skin

making teeth chatter

giving one the creeps

scaring off

making one's blood run cold

throwing into a blue funk

throwing into a fright

scaring someone half to death

paralysing^UK

paralyzing^US

giving a turn

screwing up

filling with consternation

messing up

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