Meaning of take fright | Babel Free

Definitions

To suddenly become scared, frightened or panicked.

Examples

“Meredith referred to the turnpike or carriage road constructed by the Tredegar Iron Company alongside the tramroad from Penllwyn Mawr to Tredegar, and said there was no fence between the two; he had experienced narrow escapes at times when on horseback, for horses occasionally took fright when meeting locomotives.”

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