- present participle of scare.
scaring
Example Sentences
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The air carrier said higher fares aren’t scaring away customers, who are prioritizing travel spend.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Jul. 10, 2026
A series of military exercises taking place in empty buildings across the Southland are scaring residents and rattling neighbors as the sound of gunfire rings out in the dark and troops descend from helicopters.
From Los Angeles Times ● Jun. 6, 2026
Lisa Baranik, who researches chronic pain, says she used to dump her knowledge on people, once even scaring off a yoga instructor by giving unsolicited advice on back pain.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Jun. 4, 2026
“Higher mortgage rates are scaring off some buyers, but that’s opening the door for others,” Chen Zhao, Redfin’s head of economics research, said in a statement.
From Barron's ● May 26, 2026
“I told you there was no reason to go hunting him down and probably scaring the life out of him.”
From "Boy 2.0" by Tracey Baptiste
