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Discover LudwigThe phrase "scared of water" is correct and can be used in written English.
You can use this phrase in a sentence when describing a person or other living creature who is afraid of water, for example, "The horse was scared of water and refused to go near the river."
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Ghislain was scared of water until the age of 52, when he was still working in real estate.
Stereotypes suggest black people don't want to swim because they can't float, are scared of water and will do anything to avoid getting their hair wet.
Adam Peaty's grandmother has told how the Olympic athlete used to be so scared of water he screamed every time he was put in the bath, as she admitted she "went ballistic" when he won gold.
If she found out that a boy was scared of water, he would be taken to the swimming baths and pushed off the high diving board over and over again.
The beasts include the Upland Trout, which nests in trees and is a good flier but scared of water, and the Goofang, which swims backwards to keep the water out of its eyes.
You were so scared of water.
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"They're scared of the water, too".
"I'm scared of this water," he said.
As much as I loathed gym, this was worse: Scared of the water!
Brian might have been scared of the water but Dennis revelled in it.
I was simply too scared of the water, and what it might contain.
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