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is horrifying

  • present progressive
    of horrify (3rd person singular).
    horrify
    verb (used with object)
    to cause to feel horror; strike with horror.

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As Ms. Du Feng shows us, the prospect is horrifying.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Jul. 16, 2026

"The rising number of casualties in Iran is horrifying," said EU chief Ursula von der Leyen, vowing further sanctions.

From Barron's ● Jan. 14, 2026

"I felt bad that my actions had caused so much pain", he said, and added that hearing his family's perspectives and memories of the accident is "horrifying".

From BBC ● Apr. 7, 2023

To give people that responsibility without doing the due diligence and following up is horrifying.

From Los Angeles Times ● Mar. 9, 2023

He climbs up the bookcase, which is horrifying as it rises up at him.

From "Harry Potter and the Cursed Child" by J.K. Rowling