Meanings
verbscare the hell out of (third-person singular simple present scares the hell out of, present participle scaring the hell out of, simple past and past participle scared the hell out of)
present singular third person scares the hell out of · participle present scaring the hell out of · participle past scared the hell out of · past scared the hell out of
Synonyms & antonyms
verbTo frighten (someone or an animal).
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Chicago
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