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Fearing vs Frightening - What's the difference?

fearing | frightening |

As verbs the difference between fearing and frightening

is that fearing is present participle of lang=en while frightening is present participle of lang=en.

As adjectives the difference between fearing and frightening

is that fearing is exhibiting fear while frightening is causing fear; of capable of causing fear; scary.

fearing

English

Verb

(head)

    • Adjective

    (-)
  • Exhibiting fear.
  • Showing profound respect or deference.

    • Derived terms

    * god-fearing

    frightening

    English

    Adjective

    (en adjective)
  • Causing fear; of capable of causing fear; scary.
    • The frightening scientist lived in an old shack.
  • (figuratively) Awful, terrible, very bad.

    • Synonyms

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    Verb

    (head)
    • The scientist was frightening the timid children.