frighten away

frighten someone or something away

and frighten someone or something off

to scare someone or something off. The noise frightened the burglar away. Something frightened away the prowlers. The high prices frightened the shoppers off.

frighten away

or frighten off

To cause someone or something to leave or to stay away due to fear: The sound of my shotgun frightened the crows away. The alarm frightened away the burglar. The big dog frightens off unwanted guests. The scary-looking house frightened neighborhood children off.

Common Names:

Name	Pronounced	Usage
Yvain	-	Arthurian Romance
GabriËLle	khah:-bree-EL-lə	Dutch
Harduwich	-	Ancient Germanic
Arn&Thorn;ÓR	-	Icelandic
Yechi'el	-	Biblical Hebrew
Rebeccah	rə-BEK-ə	English (Rare)