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111afraid — I (New American Roget s College Thesaurus) adj. See fear. Ant., fearless. II (Roget s IV) modif. 1. [Apprehensive of the future] Syn. hesitant, anxious, apprehensive, disturbed, frightened, fearful, scared, nervous, timorous, cautious, uneasy,… …
112John Bosco — (1815–1888) Saint and founder of the Society of St. Francis De Sales, known as the Salesians. John Bosco was known as the “Dreaming Saint” because of his frequent lucid dreams, more like out of body travels, in which he encountered angels,… …
113jump — verb 1》 push oneself into the air using the muscles in one s legs and feet. ↘pass over by jumping. 2》 move suddenly and quickly. ↘make a sudden involuntary movement in surprise. ↘get on or off (a vehicle) quickly. ↘(also jump on)… …
114frighten — frighten, fright, scare, alarm, terrify, terrorize, startle, affray, affright mean to strike or to fill with fear or dread. Frighten is perhaps the most frequent in use; it is the most inclusive, for it may range in implicaton from a momentary… …
115startle — UK [ˈstɑː(r)t(ə)l] / US [ˈstɑrt(ə)l] verb [transitive] Word forms startle : present tense I/you/we/they startle he/she/it startles present participle startling past tense startled past participle startled to make a person or animal feel suddenly… …
116shy — shy1 [shī] adj. shyer or shier, shyest or shiest [ME schei, dial. development < OE sceoh, akin to Ger scheu, shy, prob. < IE * skeuk , harassed (> OSlav ščuti, to pursue); akin to * skeub > SCOFF1] 1. easily frightened or startled;… …
117startle — [stärt′ l] vt. startled, startling [ME stertlen, to rush, stumble along, freq. of sterten: see START] to surprise, frighten, or alarm suddenly or unexpectedly; esp., to cause to start, or move involuntarily, as from sudden fright vi. to be… …
118shy — 1. adj., v., & n. adj. (shyer, shyest or shier, shiest) 1 a diffident or uneasy in company; timid. b (of an animal, bird, etc.) easily startled; timid. 2 (foll. by of) avoiding; chary of (shy of his aunt; shy of going to meetings). 3 (in comb.)… …
119star|tle — «STAHR tuhl», verb, tled, tling, noun. –v.t. to frighten suddenly; surprise: »The dog jumped at the girl and startled her. SYNONYM(S): scare, alarm, shock, stun. –v.i. to move suddenly in fear or surprise. –n. an experience of being startled; a… …
120heart skip a beat — or[heart miss a beat] 1. The heart leaves out or seems to leave out a beat; the heart beats hard or leaps from excitement or strong feeling. Often considered trite. * /When Paul saw the bear standing in front of him, his heart skipped a beat./ 2 …
