Meanings
verblook a fright (third-person singular simple present looks a fright, present participle looking a fright, simple past and past participle looked a fright)
present singular third person looks a fright · participle present looking a fright · participle past looked a fright · past looked a fright
- datedinformalTo look terrible, to look very dishevelled.
Translations
Finnish näyttää linnunpelättimeltä
- näyttää linnunpelättimeltäTranslations
French faire peur à voir
- faire peur à voirTranslations
Polish wyglądać jak straszydło
- wyglądać jak straszydłoTranslations
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APA
look a fright. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 5, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/look%20a%20fright
MLA
“look a fright.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/look%20a%20fright. Accessed November 5, 2026.
Chicago
WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “look a fright,” accessed November 5, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/look%20a%20fright.
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