Collocations for frightened - adj.
VERBS
be,
feel,
look,
seem,
sound
become, get
I got frightened when he lost his temper.
become, get
I got frightened when he lost his temper.
ADVERB
extremely,
fairly,
very,
etc.
badly, genuinely, terribly
almost
a little, slightly, etc.
suddenly
badly, genuinely, terribly
almost
a little, slightly, etc.
suddenly
PREPOSITION
about
I was nervous and frightened about the future.
I was nervous and frightened about the future.
by
Most of us are frightened by our emotions.
Most of us are frightened by our emotions.
of
I'm rather frightened of dogs.
I'm rather frightened of dogs.
PHRASES
frightened out of your wits,
frightened to death
(both informal)
She was frightened to death when she saw her small daughter on the edge of the cliff.
She was frightened to death when she saw her small daughter on the edge of the cliff.
too frightened (of sb/sth) to do sth
My friend is too frightened of my father to come to our house.
My friend is too frightened of my father to come to our house.
Frightened is used with these nouns:
face, horse, squeak, whimper
face, horse, squeak, whimper