spooked
past simple and past participle ofspook
spook
verb[T]
uk/spuːk/us/spuːk/tofrightenapersonoranimal:
Seeing thepolicecaroutsidethehousereally spooked them.
Frightening and scaring
- chill
- chillsomeoneto the bone/marrowidiom
- cow
- creep
- curdle
- daylight
- dreadful
- flesh
- jump scare
- makesomeone'sblood curdleidiom
- makesomeone'sblood run coldidiom
- makesomeone'shair stand on endidiom
- makeyourflesh crawl/creepidiom
- scare
- scaremongering
- send
- send chills down/upsomeone'sspineidiom
- send shivers down/upsomeone'sspineidiom
- send shudders/a shudder downyourspineidiom
- wit
Examplesofspooked
spooked
In English, many past and present participles of verbs can be used as adjectives. Some of these examples may show the adjective use.
They also said that there would have to be private sector involvement, whichspookedthe market because there was insufficient explanation.
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It is possible that another enclosure was built for them after the mass breakout (which was caused by aspookedtitanosaur).
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This example is from Wikipedia and may be reused under a CC BY-SA license.Like all feral horses, they generally avoid human contact, are distrustful, and are easilyspooked.
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This example is from Wikipedia and may be reused under a CC BY-SA license.The elephant soon destroyed several pavilions after beingspookedby a low-flying stunt plane.
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This example is from Wikipedia and may be reused under a CC BY-SA license.A cook transferred to another location after beingspooked.
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This example is from Wikipedia and may be reused under a CC BY-SA license.Whenspooked, frontosa have been known to break thermometers, filters, and even crack tanks.
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This example is from Wikipedia and may be reused under a CC BY-SA license.Whilst she tried to brush them off, they are undeterred and finallyspooked, she then runs off.
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This example is from Wikipedia and may be reused under a CC BY-SA license.The idea was to prevent the horses from beingspookedwhen it came close to them.
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This example is from Wikipedia and may be reused under a CC BY-SA license.His horse isspooked, confused by noise of the traffic and blinded by the lights.
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This example is from Wikipedia and may be reused under a CC BY-SA license.Spookedby the traffic in the street, he flees through the town.
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This example is from Wikipedia and may be reused under a CC BY-SA license.Comanche is an easy going horse with an even temper, although he often getsspooked.
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This example is from Wikipedia and may be reused under a CC BY-SA license.Parrots are prey animals and even the tamest pet may fly off ifspooked.
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This example is from Wikipedia and may be reused under a CC BY-SA license.Additionally, blinkers are commonly seen on driving horses, to keep them from being distracted orspooked, especially on crowded city streets.
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This example is from Wikipedia and may be reused under a CC BY-SA license.She is seeminglyspookedby him and jumps into the sea.
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This example is from Wikipedia and may be reused under a CC BY-SA license.She was riding down an old logging trail when a snakespookedher horse.
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