💡 Words with a Similar Meaning to "Skeer"
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| Word | Definition |
|---|---|
| scarenoun | A cause of terror or alarm; a panic; something that inspires fear or dread. |
| spooknoun | (informal) A scare or fright. |
| skewnoun | Something that has an oblique or slanted position. |
| scare upverb | (figuratively) To find or procure (something), especially something not easily found or procured, and especially while relying on chance to provide the means. |
| frightenverb | (transitive) To cause to feel fear; to scare; to cause to feel alarm or fright. |
| terrifyverb | To frighten greatly; to fill with terror. |
| skeevenoun | (slang) A disgusting or loathed person. |
| scare offverb | (transitive) To deter. |
| scare the bejeebers out ofverb | (slang, transitive) To terrify thoroughly. |
| frightnoun | A state of terror excited by the sudden appearance of danger; sudden and violent fear, usually of short duration; a sudden alarm. |
| startlenoun | A sudden motion or shock caused by an unexpected alarm, surprise, or apprehension of danger. |
| spook outverb | (transitive, informal) to scare, to frighten |
| scarecrownoun | An effigy, typically made of straw and dressed in old clothes, fixed to a pole in a field to deter birds from eating crops or seeds planted there. |
| bescareverb | (transitive) To fill with fright; scare all over; scare completely; terrify. |
| shrieknoun | A sharp, shrill outcry or scream; a shrill wild cry caused by sudden or extreme terror, pain, or the like. |
| gruenoun | A fictional man-eating predator that dwells in the dark. |
| scowerverb | Obsolete spelling of scour. [(transitive) To clean, polish, or wash (something) by rubbing and scrubbing it vigorously, frequently with an abrasive or cleaning agent.] |
| screamnoun | A loud, emphatic, exclamation of extreme emotion, especially horror, fear, excitement, or anger; it may comprise a word or a sustained, high-pitched vowel sound. |
| skeeve outverb | (slang, transitive) To disgust or repulse. |
| fearnoun | (uncountable) A strong, unpleasant emotion or feeling caused by actual or perceived danger or threat. |
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