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Rarespooked
The correct spelling is spooked.
How to pronounce spooked
verb
Say it like: Spoo-ked
The correct spelling is spooked. To frighten or make nervous (especially by startling). For example: "The hunters were spooked when the black cat crossed their path. The movement in the bushes spooked the deer and they ran."
Usage Examples
“The hunters were spooked when the black cat crossed their path. The movement in the bushes spooked the deer and they ran.”
“The deer spooked at the sound of the dogs.”
Meanings
verb
- 1.To frighten or make nervous (especially by startling).
- 2.To become frightened (by something startling).
- 3.To haunt.
adjective
- 1.A little scared; worried by a feeling or event. Describing the unsettling feeling there being another unknown ghostly presence.
- 2.Being spied upon by security or intelligence services.
- 3.Taken off guard; astonished; surprised.
- 4.Duped into believing a spook.
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