bloodcurdling
[bluhd-kurd-ling, -kur-dl-ing]
- arousing terror; horrifying: a bloodcurdling scream.
Origin of bloodcurdling
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Examples from the Web for bloodcurdling
Contemporary Examples
Creator Timothy Haskell has a reputation for putting on a bloodcurdling show.
A few beats later, the most shrill, bloodcurdling scream erupted out of the bathroom.
Historical Examples
With an outburst of bloodcurdling curses, he flung himself upon her.
Louisiana LouWilliam West Winter
A bloodcurdling yell brought him to his feet with a sudden leap.
Out of the DepthsRobert Ames Bennet
He made a discreet and bloodcurdling gesture to me with the other.
RomanceJoseph Conrad and F.M. Hueffer
This, then, was the interpretation of his bloodcurdling dream.
Renshaw Fanning's QuestBertram Mitford
It was the heartrending, bloodcurdling cry of people doomed—for the ship had begun to settle!
Where the Souls of Men are CallingCredo Harris
bloodcurdling
- terrifying; horrifying
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