terrifying
Britishadjective
Other Word Forms
- terrifyingly adverb
Example Sentences
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His “more real” is frustrating, pleasurable, terrifying, exalting, and as familiar as our own peculiar families.
The newly released trailer for the Pixar sequel finds Woody, Buzz and Jessie staring at the terrifying soft edges and glass surface of a child’s tablet.
From Salon
“For me, this fight is very personal. Without my health coverage, the thought of going to the emergency room is terrifying,” he said.
From Los Angeles Times
Eteri Tutberidze upended the last Winter Games with her trio of Russian teenagers with a terrifying technical arsenal of quadruple jumps.
Somehow the hero would have to make the rocks seem more dangerous, the reef more terrifying, the pale sands bleak and lonely—make the whole island seem like a creepy, scary place.
From Literature
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