terrify
verb (used with object)
to fill with terror or alarm; make greatly afraid.
is terrifying
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present progressiveof terrify (3rd person singular).present progressive
Used to describe an ongoing action or state that is currently taking place in the immediate present.
Example Sentences
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Hell is terrifying, but the “Inferno” itself is a beauty.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Sep. 11, 2026
As a bibliophilic library thriller, “Chronovisor” is terrifying.
From Salon ● Sep. 7, 2026
"It is terrifying to be confronted over something you didn't do and to realise someone is using your face to manipulate others," she said.
From BBC ● Jul. 16, 2026
"I wanted to remind people of the narrative of our grandmothers, grandfathers and great-grandparents, who throughout my childhood said that war is terrifying," the 28-year-old, who goes by the nickname Noi, told AFP.
From Barron's ● Feb. 13, 2026
It makes her more terrifying; but she is terrifying in any case.
From "Cat's Eye" by Margaret Atwood
