Vocab Info
N1 る-verb, Intransitive verb
怯えるto become frightened, to be frightened (of), to be scared (of)
Dictionary Definition
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る-verb, Intransitive verb
1.
to become frightened, to be frightened (of), to be scared (of)
All Forms
怯える 【おびえる】、脅える 【おびえる】、悸える 【おびえる】
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子供達が幽霊に怯えています。
Our children are scared of ghosts.
子供が飛行機の爆音に怯えて泣いている。
A child is crying, frightened by the deafening roar of the airplane.
僕は次のプレゼンで失敗するのではないかと怯えている。
I'm scared that I might mess up my next presentation.
幽霊がいる気配がして、僕は昨日は恐怖に怯えて夜を過ごした。
I felt a ghost’s presence and spent the entire night frightened.
小さい頃に虐待を経験したがゆえに、微かな物音にも怯えてしまいます。
I experienced abuse as a child, so I'm scared of even the faintest noise.
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