spook
/spʊk/ verb C2- To frighten or make nervous (especially by startling). · The hunters were spooked when the black cat crossed their path. The movement in the bushes spooked the deer and they ran.
- To become frightened (by something startling). · The deer spooked at the sound of the dogs.
- To haunt.
He/she/it spooks · Past spooked · Past participle spooked · -ing form spooking
Verb forms
- Base form
- spook
- He/she/it
- spooks
- Past
- spooked
- Past participle
- spooked
- -ing form
- spooking
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