Synonyms of spooking

spooking

verb

present participle of spook

as in scaring

to strike with fear

the sudden noise spooked her out of her skin

Synonyms & Similar Words

• scaring
• frightening
• terrifying
• startling
• terrorizing
• panicking
• shaking
• shocking
• horrifying
• alarming
• scarifying
• frighting
• affrighting
• distracting
• amazing
• alaruming
• appalling
• making one's flesh crawl
• giving one the creeps
• jolting
• making one's flesh creep
• worrying
• disturbing
• shaking up
• unnerving
• unsettling
• dismaying
• awing
• astounding
• distressing
• bowling over
• upsetting
• disconcerting
• daunting
• perturbing
• emasculating
• disquieting
• discomforting
• dispiriting
• chilling
• demoralizing
• psyching (out)
• undoing
• flooring
• unmanning
• unstringing
• discomposing

Antonyms & Near Antonyms

• reassuring
• assuring
• cheering
• comforting
• consoling
• soothing
• encouraging
• inspiring
• solacing
• emboldening
• steeling
• heartening

Examples Sentences

Recent Examples of spooking

Trade war looms Overseas shipments this year have represented a rare bright spot in the Chinese economy, with domestic spending mired in a slump and persistent woes in the property sector spooking investors. —Peter Catterall, Fortune Asia, 10 Dec. 2024

The large character begins sniffing at the camera, as though sniffing at the viewer, spooking Rodney. —Yaakov Katz, Newsweek, 28 Nov. 2024

European luxury brands may have painted themselves into a corner by dramatically raising prices in recent years, spooking aspirational customers — and testing the resolve of devoted clients. —Miles Socha, WWD, 25 Nov. 2024

Think stand locations with great entry and exit routes that offer virtually zero odds of spooking deer that might smell, see, or hear you. —Josh Honeycutt, Outdoor Life, 3 Oct. 2024