jump scare (English, verb)
expansion: jump scare (third-person singular simple present jump scares, present participle jump scaring, simple past and past participle jump scared)
Senses:
glosses: To frighten (a film audience or video game player, etc.) by means of something that happens suddenly without warning.
tags: transitive
Forms:
form: jump scares
tags: present
singular
third-person
form: jump scaring
tags: participle
present
form: jump scared
tags: participle
past
form: jump scared
tags: past
form: jump-scare
tags: alternative
form: jumpscare
tags: alternative