It sounds sublime and slightly frightening at the same time.

This last part may sound pretty frightening, but it's actually a safeguard that keeps us from acting out our dreams physically.

What she had wanted to hear suddenly sounded too frightening to contemplate.

He made them sound real and frightening.

Cause for Concern If this sounds frightening, it is.

It's just one of these things that sounds more frightening than it really is.

It will sound both fantastic and perhaps frightening, but I ask you all to hear me out.

They say a big Yellow Ball will appear in the sky tomorrow - sounds frightening!

Without knowing any of the details, they sound frightening.

Sounds so frightening that he didn't want to hear them.