scare away
Third Person
scares away
Present Participle
scaring away
Past Tense
scared away
Past Participle
scared away
1
to frighten someone so much
- The aggressive behavior of the competitor company scared potential investors away.
- His angry outburst scared away the customers from the store.
- The uncertainty surrounding the project is scaring away potential collaborators.
- The constant delays in delivery are scaring away customers from ordering online.
2
to cause an animal or person to leave a particular location by frightening them
- The barking dog helped scare away the intruders attempting to enter the property.
- The security alarm blaring loudly served to scare away any potential trespassers.
- The loud noise from the construction site scared away the birds that were nesting nearby.
- She used a bright light to scare the raccoons away.
- The security guard tried to scare the trespassers away.