This shows grade level based on the word's complexity.
bloodcurdling
[ bluhd-kurd-ling, -kur-dl-ing ]
/ ˈblʌdˌkɜrd lɪŋ, -ˌkɜr dl ɪŋ /
Save This Word!
This shows grade level based on the word's complexity.
adjective
arousing terror; horrifying: a bloodcurdling scream.
QUIZ
CAN YOU ANSWER THESE COMMON GRAMMAR DEBATES?
There are grammar debates that never die; and the ones highlighted in the questions in this quiz are sure to rile everyone up once again. Do you know how to answer the questions that cause some of the greatest grammar debates?
Question 1 of 7
Which sentence is correct?
OTHER WORDS FROM bloodcurdling
blood·cur·dling·ly, adverbWords nearby bloodcurdling
blood brother, blood cell, blood clot, blood count, bloodcurdler, bloodcurdling, blood donor, blood doping, blood-drop emlets, blooded, blood feud
Dictionary.com Unabridged
Based on the Random House Unabridged Dictionary, © Random House, Inc. 2023
How to use bloodcurdling in a sentence
British Dictionary definitions for bloodcurdling
bloodcurdling
/ (ˈblʌdˌkɜːdlɪŋ) /
adjective
terrifying; horrifying
Derived forms of bloodcurdling
bloodcurdlingly, adverbCollins English Dictionary - Complete & Unabridged 2012 Digital Edition
© William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins
Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012