alarming
causing alarm or fear: an alarming case of pneumonia; an alarming lack of respect.
Origin of alarming
1Other words from alarming
- a·larm·ing·ly, adverb
- un·a·larm·ing, adjective
- un·a·larm·ing·ly, adverb
Words Nearby alarming
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How to use alarming in a sentence
Stewart, who was born Sherri Patterson, lay in the bed that she has barely left since August 2019 because of an alarming neurological decline.
Her Stepfather Admitted to Sexually Abusing Her. That Wasn’t Enough to Keep Her Safe. | by Nadia Sussman | September 18, 2020 | ProPublicaThat should be especially alarming to Republicans, since the FiveThirtyEight model believes that Pennsylvania is the likeliest state to decide the 2020 election.
Trump Has Lost His Edge In TV Advertising | Nathaniel Rakich (nathaniel.rakich@fivethirtyeight.com) | September 16, 2020 | FiveThirtyEightThis month’s job numbers indicate that we could be reaching that point, which is quite alarming given how far below the pre-pandemic peak those industries still are.
The Easy Part Of The Economic Recovery Might Be Over | Amelia Thomson-DeVeaux | September 4, 2020 | FiveThirtyEightAt Notre Dame, we have already seen that a few isolated cases can reach 600 very quickly, due to the alarming way the coronavirus spreads.
Donald Trump has failed to protect me and other students from COVID-19 | jakemeth | September 3, 2020 | FortuneAs a scholar of social movements and media studies, I see an alarming split between the types of content consumed by right-wing reactionaries and left-wing social justice advocates.
How an overload of riot porn is driving conflict in the streets | Bobbie Johnson | September 3, 2020 | MIT Technology Review
And then the voice of a dispatcher crackles over the radio with those alarming words.
Yesterday morning, my in-box was stuffed to the gunwales with alarming messages alerting me to…to what?
As alarming as parents might find those results, Dr. Temple cautions against jumping to any drastic conclusions.
Any time there is a new outbreak of infectious disease, it can be alarming.
I glimpse an alarming, finger-length aluminum baton in her bag.
Best Career Arc Ever: From Burlesque To Bartending | Anne Berry | September 13, 2014 | THE DAILY BEASTLittle boys when decking themselves out with tall hat and monstrously big clothes seem to be trying to put on an alarming aspect.
Children's Ways | James SullyIn fact, his whole appearance was so alarming that Davy anxiously inquired of him what he had been eating.
Davy and The Goblin | Charles E. Carryl"I see nothing alarming over there," said the Captain of the company, as he swept the other side of the stream with his glass.
The Courier of the Ozarks | Byron A. DunnSeeing the luggage piled “Olympus high,” so as to occasion an alarming oscillation.
The Portsmouth Road and Its Tributaries | Charles G. HarperAt the same time alarming symptoms began to appear among the men of the sword.
The History of England from the Accession of James II. | Thomas Babington Macaulay
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