bloodcurdler

[ bluhd-kur-dler ]

noun
  1. something causing great fright or horror: a bloodcurdler of a mystery novel.

Origin of bloodcurdler

1
First recorded in 1885–90; blood + curdle + -er1

Words Nearby bloodcurdler

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