Definition
Definition of spooking - Reverso English Dictionary
Noun
1.
fearsupernatural scare or fright often linked to ghosts
- The old house gave me a real spooking.
2.
- He was caught spooking at the casino table.
Adjective
1.
emotioncausing fear or unease
- The spooking sound in the attic kept everyone awake.
2.
paranormalrelated to ghosts or supernatural
- The spooking tale kept us awake all night.
Origin of spooking
English, spook (ghost) + -ing (action)
Examples of spooking in a sentence
The tour guide promised a harmless spooking at midnight. The casino trained dealers to spot spooking and signal security discreetly. Surveillance footage showed spooking when he leaned to glimpse the hole card. The spooking shadows made it hard to sleep. Spooking noises from the basement scared the children. The spooking atmosphere of the house was unsettling.
His spooking stories made the campfire night thrilling.
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- French:frayeur, angoissant, ...
- German:Spuk, unheimlich, ...
- Italian:spavento, inquietante, ...
- Spanish:susto, aterrador, ...
- Portuguese:assombração, assustador, ...
- Chinese:惊吓, 令人恐惧的, ...
- Japanese:幽霊などに遭遇してぞっとすること, 不気味な, ...
- Arabic:رُعْب, مُخِيف, ...
- Hebrew:רְפוֹאוּשׁ, מַבְהִיל, ...
- Russian:жуть, пугающий, ...
- Ukrainian:лякання, лякаючий, ...
- Hindi:भूतिया डर, डरावना, ...
Definition of spook - Reverso English Dictionary
Verb
1.
- The loud noise spooked the horses.
2.
- The cat spooked at the sudden movement.
3.
ghoststr. Dated haunt like a ghosttr. Dated
- The old house is said to spook its visitors.
Noun
1.
- The old house is said to be haunted by a spook.
2.
- He worked as a spook during the Cold War.
3.
- The sudden noise gave me a spook.
4.
- The new neighbor is quite a spook.
5.
blackjackDated US player who tries to see the dealer's cardDated US
- The spook was caught peeking at the dealer's hand.
Expressions with spook
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cause someone to feel uneasy or nervous
The eerie silence spooked out the campers.
Origin of spook
Dutch, spook (ghost)
Examples of spook in a sentence
The unexpected shout spooked the crowd. The horse spooked at the loud noise. She spooked when the lights flickered unexpectedly. Legends say spirits spook the forest. The ghost stories spook the children. Children claimed to see a spook in the attic at night.
The legend spoke of a spook that roamed the forest. The spook gathered intelligence from foreign operatives. She suspected her neighbor was a spook for the government. That shadow in the hallway gave her a spook. I got a spook when the dog barked behind me. He acts like a spook at parties. Her behavior makes her seem like a spook. The spook was banned from the casino. Security watched the spook closely.
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- French:effrayer, fantôme, ...
- German:erschrecken, Gespenst, ...
- Italian:spaventare, fantasma, ...
- Spanish:asustar, espectro, ...
- Portuguese:assustar, fantasma, ...
- Chinese:惊吓, 鬼, ...
- Japanese:驚かす, 幽霊, ...
- Arabic:أَفْزَعَ, شَبَح, ...
- Hebrew:לְהַבְהִיל, רוּחַ רְפָאִים, ...
- Russian:пугать, призрак, ...
- Ukrainian:налякати, привид, ...
- Hindi:डराना, भूत, ...
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