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Terrifying   /tˈɛrəfˌaɪɪŋ/   Listen
verb
Terrify  v. t.  (past & past part. terrified; pres. part. terrifying)  
1.
To make terrible. (Obs.) "If the law, instead of aggravating and terrifying sin, shall give out license, it foils itself."
2.
To alarm or shock with fear; to frighten. "When ye shall hear of wars... be not terrified."





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"Terrifying" Quotes from Famous Books



... the prostrate form. Again the body moved—distinctly moved—beyond possibility of fancy, the chest heaving up and sinking like a man struggling but unable to rise. With the ghastly dead and the ravening wolves all about, the movement of that wounded man was strangely terrifying and my knees knocked with fear, as I ...
— Lords of the North • A. C. Laut
... He had an excellent Hand at a Chimera, and dealt very much in Distortions and Grimaces: He would sometimes affright himself with the Phantoms that flowed from his Pencil. In short, the most elaborate of his Pieces was at best but a terrifying Dream; and one could say nothing more of his finest Figures, than that they ...
— The Spectator, Volumes 1, 2 and 3 - With Translations and Index for the Series • Joseph Addison and Richard Steele
... German shells were terrifying. I confess to you that there were times when my nerves were absolutely gone. I crouched down with my men—we were in open formation—and ducked my head at the sound of the bursting 'obus' and trembled in every ...
— The Soul of the War • Philip Gibbs
... away, kneeling upright, and said urgently, "Jason, listen. We are close to Carthon, the others can lead them the rest of the way. Why go back to them at all? Slip away now and never go back! We can—" she stopped, coloring fiercely, that sudden and terrifying shyness overcoming her again, and at last she said in a whisper, "Darkover is a wide world, Jason. Big enough for us to hide in. I don't believe they would search ...
— The Planet Savers • Marion Zimmer Bradley
... Mame, here has been a terrifying noise this night.—It don't use to be so;—but our Town's Gentlemen have such a dislike to Officers, I suppose there will be no peace while they are in town.—I never saw the Ladies dress'd so fine in my life; and had the ...
— Barford Abbey • Susannah Minific Gunning


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