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bloodcurdler

[bluhd-kur-dler]

noun

  1. something causing great fright or horror.

    a bloodcurdler of a mystery novel.

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Word History and Origins

Origin of bloodcurdler1

First recorded in 1885–90; blood + curdle + -er 1
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Example Sentences

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Complained Crowther: “Hitchcock, an old hand at frightening people, comes at you with a club in this frankly intended bloodcurdler.”

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