terrify
verb (used with object)
to fill with terror or alarm; make greatly afraid.
have been terrifying
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present perfect progressiveof terrify.present perfect progressive
Used to describe an action that began in the past, has continued continuously, and is still in progress.
Example Sentences
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She believes the stories from people escaping “the other side” have been terrifying enough to sway any residents who might have sympathized with Russia out of nostalgia.
From Seattle Times ● Jul. 16, 2022
Slade knows her illness must have been terrifying for her little girl.
From Salon ● Mar. 1, 2022
"If I had been inside it would have been terrifying."
From BBC ● Jul. 27, 2020
I’m sorry you went through this—it must have been terrifying.
From Slate ● Nov. 12, 2019
For a girl of her age to risk all for freedom must have been terrifying.
From "In the Shadow of Liberty" by Kenneth C. Davis
