scary thing

collocation in English

meaningsofscaryandthing

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scary
adjective
uk
/ˈskeə.ri/us
/ˈsker.i/
frightening:
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thing
noun
uk
/θɪŋ/us
/θɪŋ/
used to refer in an approximate way to an object or to avoid ...
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(Definition ofscaryandthingfrom theCambridge English Dictionary© Cambridge University Press)

Examplesofscary thing

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Thescarythingis, we'll lose our right to privacy.
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It's ascarythingwhen that feeling, it hits you.
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Thescarythingus, we'll lose our right to privacy.
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Holmes said that ignorance is a veryscarything!
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She lovesscarythingand strange rumors.
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Thescarythingis that he is starting to mature physically and is starting to develop power as well.
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It was ascarything.
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She stated that it was the mostscarythingwhen she had to trip over a step and fall, even though she was aware of the crash mat.
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Oddly, she is apparently also deathly afraid of ghost stories and scary things.
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Once they move into the house, strange and scary things begin to happen.
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She becomes quiet, starts to dress in black, and always talks about scary things.
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He is very afraid of scary things.
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