spooked

UK
/spuːkt/
US
/spukt/
spookedadjective
more spooked
Comp.
most spooked
Super.
Translations
The spooked deer darted into the woods when it heard the snap of a twig.
Le cerf effrayé s’est élancé dans les bois lorsqu’il a entendu le craquement d’une brindille.
She looked spooked after hearing the unexpected noise in the empty house.
Elle avait l’air apeurée après avoir entendu le bruit inattendu dans la maison vide.
Additional translations
affoléEmploi familier pour exprimer une peur soudaine ou un état de panique.
Definitions
Frightened or startled, especially suddenly or unexpectedly.
The spooked deer darted into the woods when it heard the snap of a twig.
Feeling or showing sudden fear or anxiety.
She looked spooked after hearing the unexpected noise in the empty house.
spookverb

spooked

Past Simple

spooked
Past Simple
spooked
Past Participle
spooking
Gerund
UK
/spuːk/
US
/spuk/
Translations
The loud noise spooked the horses, causing them to bolt.
Le bruit fort a effrayé les chevaux, qui se sont mis à galoper.
Additional translations
prendre peurSe dit surtout d’animaux ou de personnes qui réagissent soudainement à une menace ou à une surprise.
espionnerSens rare.
Definitions
To frighten or startle someone or something.
The loud noise spooked the horses, causing them to bolt.
To become frightened or startled.
The deer spooked and ran into the forest when it heard the hunters approaching.
To observe or investigate stealthily; to spy on.
Reporters suspected the agency had been spooking foreign diplomats for years.
spooknoun
Definitions
A ghost or specter; a supernatural being.
The old house was rumored to be haunted by a spook that appeared at midnight.
A spy or secret agent.
The novel's protagonist was a spook working for the government, gathering intelligence on foreign threats.
A person who is very secretive or mysterious.
He was such a spook, always disappearing without a trace and never revealing his true intentions.
(offensive, ethnic slur) A Black person.
He was disciplined for calling his colleague a "spook," an offensive racial slur.
(usually plural, informal) A feeling of nervousness or fright; the jitters.
Camping alone in the dark always gives me the spooks.
spookpast participle

spooked

Past-participle adjective derived from the verb, meaning ‘frightened; startled’. Widely used (e.g. “spooked horses”).
Translations
The spooked cattle charged through the broken fence.
Les bovins effrayés ont chargé à travers la clôture brisée.
Definitions
Frightened; startled, especially of animals or people reacting suddenly to danger or surprise.
The spooked cattle charged through the broken fence.
spookadjective
Definitions
Relating to ghosts or the supernatural; ghostly; spooky (used attributively).
They turned the basement into a spook house for Halloween.