The old house's creaks and shadows produced many affrights among the children.

At the sudden cry, the affrighted villagers fled into the night.

She spun affrightedly when the floorboards creaked behind her.

The affrightened child clutched his mother's hand as thunder rolled across the sky.

Thunder was affrightening the children, and several of them clung to their mother's skirts.

The old soldier's ghastly tales did more to affrighten the recruits than any drill.

The sudden clap of thunder affrightens the picnic crowd.

Why affrightest thou me with such stories?

At the sudden creak of the old door, the timid child shrank back, for the shadow upon the wall affrighteth him more than any tale.

She listened affrightfully to the wind, convinced it carried whispers of long-forgotten spirits.