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- adjective A little
scared ;worried by afeeling or event. Describing theunsettling feeling there being anotherunknown ghostly presence. - adjective Being
spied upon bysecurity orintelligence services . - verb Simple past tense and past participle of
spook .
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Examples
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The Quarantine Authority helicopter gunfire had ended at dawn and she closed her eyes to a stillborn morning, until the hollow clang of her name spooked her awake.
Their Dogs Came With Them Helena María Viramontes 2007
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What has people like Barney Frank spooked is the fact that the voters of his very liberal state clearly voted in an election focused on HCR and voted “No.”
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The name spooked some, but in 1905, another little baby boy was born, and also named John.
PhotocatsEyes 2008
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Though no protests took place, the calls spooked the Chinese government into launching the clampdown.
Prominent Chinese Activist Released Associated Press 2011
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Though no protests took place, the calls spooked the Chinese government into launching the clampdown.
Prominent Chinese Activist Released Associated Press 2011
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Though no protests took place, the calls spooked the Chinese government into launching the clampdown.
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That prompted another surge of attention and -- according to a conservative who knows Ginni Thomas and is familiar with her work at Liberty Central -- it "spooked" at least one donor.
Bizarre Call From Clarence Thomas' Wife Reportedly 'Spooks' Conservative Donor Nick Wing 2011
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Mon 10/26/09 5: 31 PM paranormal activity was the scariest movie i think came out so far it still has me kind of spooked
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Already shell-shocked at their team's loss, they were vulnerable and "spooked" at the side of the road when Caps centre (and scorer of their only goal in that final game) Brooks Laich pulled up and proceeded to change the tyre.
Authorities' anti-hooligan move causes a stir in France 2010
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Unaccustomed to the urban environment, horses can be "spooked" easily, by anything from another horse to a plastic shopping bag to a pedestrian, and cause accidents that inflict great damage on vehicles, drivers and most often, the horses themselves.
Laura Eldridge: The Harsh Reality for New York Carriage Horses 2010
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