怖くなって

get scared and

→ 怖い

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get scared and A connecting form of 怖くなる, meaning “to become scared.” The て ending links it to what happens next.

JA: 暗い道を歩いていて、怖くなって友達に電話した。

EN: I was walking down a dark road, got scared, and called a friend.