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Gallow

/ˈɡæləʊ/

To frighten or terrify.

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To frighten or terrify.

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Word	Definition
gibbetnoun	An upright post with a crosspiece used for execution and subsequent public display.
gallous	fit to be hanged; wicked; mischievous
gallowstreenoun	—
leenoun	A sheltered place, especially a place protected from the wind by some object; the side sheltered from the wind (see also leeside); shelter; protection.
gastnoun	A surname.
frightnoun	A state of terror excited by the sudden appearance of danger; sudden and violent fear, usually of short duration; a sudden alarm.
terrifienoun	Obsolete form of terrify. [To frighten greatly; to fill with terror.]
affearverb	(archaic) To frighten, to scare; to terrify.
effrayverb	(obsolete) To frighten, startle.
afearverb	(obsolete or dialectal) To imbue with fear; to affright, to terrify.
gruenoun	A fictional man-eating predator that dwells in the dark.
grewverb	Alternative form of grue (“shudder with fear”). [(intransitive, archaic except Northern England, Scotland) To be frightened; also, to shudder with fear; to quake, to tremble.]
glorenoun	(dialectal) A glow.
glowrnoun	Obsolete spelling of glower. [(intransitive) To look or stare with anger.]
fearnoun	(uncountable) A strong, unpleasant emotion or feeling caused by actual or perceived danger or threat.
ghostlifyverb	To make ghostly; to haunt
tentnoun	A pavilion or portable lodge consisting of skins, canvas, or some strong cloth, stretched and sustained by poles, used for sheltering people from the weather.
agrizeverb	Alternative form of agrise. [(obsolete, intransitive) To shudder with horror; to tremble, to be terrified.]
grievenoun	(chiefly Scotland) A manager or steward, e.g. of a farm.
gardenoun	Obsolete form of guard. [A person who, or thing that, protects or watches over something.]