appal
Americanverb (used with object)
verb
Etymology
Origin of appal
C14: from Old French appalir to turn pale
Example Sentences
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Ruth Jones, Labour MP for Newport West, added that the situation "continued to appal".
From BBC • Nov. 20, 2022
The wild child of rock n' roll had found a whole new generation to appal.
From BBC • Oct. 28, 2022
"I know this will shock and appal the local community and I want to assure them we will do all we can to identify and bring to justice those responsible."
From BBC • Aug. 7, 2022
Then, the plan held, overreaction from these groups would appal “normies”, or normal, average Americans.
From The Guardian • Oct. 15, 2018
The loud-thumped tail that welcomed one and all, The volleyed bark that nightly would appal Our tim'rous errand boys—these things are o'er.
From To Your Dog and To My Dog by Kinnicutt, Lincoln Newton
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