How to say "to scare, to frighten" in Russian?

Пугать

"to scare, to frighten" is Пугать in Russian.

Пугать means "to scare, to frighten" in English.

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Word #1995 of 4,000 by frequency in Russian — level B1.

Example

Гроза начала пугать маленького ребёнка.

The thunderstorm started to scare the little child.