in fright & with fright

Solution 1:

Both are basically the same. You could argue that in some cases one may seem more natural but that depends on style and tone.

Based purely on instinct (and I can't find a good source):

  • "with fright" means that being frightened is the cause of an action
  • "in fright" describes an activity done in a state of being frightened

For example:

  • "He ran away with fright": he was so frightened that he ran away
  • "He ran away in fright": he ran away and he was frightened when doing it

But as noted, this is missing a citation to an authoritative source.