putting the frighteners on someone

A form of put the frighteners on someone — To intimidate or coerce someone using threats of violence.

Ask AI about this wordChatGPTClaudePerplexityGoogle AIGrok

Meanings

verb
  1. gerundparticiplepresentpresent participle and gerund of put the frighteners on someone
Cite this entry
APA

putting the frighteners on someone. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 5, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/putting%20the%20frighteners%20on%20someone

MLA

“putting the frighteners on someone.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/putting%20the%20frighteners%20on%20someone. Accessed November 5, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “putting the frighteners on someone,” accessed November 5, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/putting%20the%20frighteners%20on%20someone.

Source: putting the frighteners on someone on Wiktionary, CC BY-SA 4.0.