horrify
verb (used with object)
horrifies
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present tense formof horrify (3rd person singular).present tense
Used to describe things happening now or regularly.
Example Sentences
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Sometimes Nelson plays through the scenario of leaving her kids without their mother, and it horrifies her.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Oct. 29, 2026
"It horrifies me. It should anger us all," Northern Ireland Deputy First Minister Emma Little-Pengelly said.
From BBC ● Mar. 29, 2026
“All those dissidents going into Lefortovo — the name horrifies you,” she said in an interview with ABC’s “Nightline” that aired early on Wednesday.
From New York Times ● Jul. 12, 2023
Each new one horrifies, and yet fits into a depressingly familiar pattern.
From Washington Post ● Nov. 27, 2022
The thought of spending whatever remains of my life in this stone vault horrifies me.
From "Mockingjay" by Suzanne Collins
