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bloodcurdling

[ bluhd-kurd-ling, -kur-dl-ing ]

Phonetic (Standard)IPA

adjective

bloodcurdling

/ ˈblʌdˌkɜːdlɪŋ /

First recorded in 1930–35; blood + curdle + -ing ²

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.

Chumru, though no fighting-man, realized that he was expected to make a row and uttered a bloodcurdling yell.

Seeing that the coast was clear he took up his seat in the sun and soon was lost in the depth of a bloodcurdling detective story.

I fired again point blank as the huge mouth, baring four ugly fangs, opened and emitted a bloodcurdling howl.

Lynda, Betty, Truedale, and Brace read bloodcurdling horrors to her and took her to plays—the best.

Was a tremendous speech—bloodcurdling, convincing, and delivered with much animation.

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