terrifying
Britishadjective
Other Word Forms
- terrifyingly adverb
Example Sentences
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The mall king was both feared and admired and could be both charming and terrifying.
"This was terrifying... this town had never seen anything like this," the teenager told AFP.
From Barron's
In 2024, passengers and crew on a Singapore Airlines flight experienced a terrifying five seconds of severe turbulence.
From BBC
Unlike the former head matron, who shrieked and scolded endlessly in her rusted-hinge voice, this woman worked in a terrifying silence.
From Literature
We all stood there, bewildered at the terrifying crescendo of sound we were now hearing.
From Literature
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