Dictionary
Words, grammatical forms and meanings linked to the ontology.
electrifying en · ADJ
Pronunciation
Meanings
-
That electrifies.
-
Thrilling or startling.
In an electrifying atmosphere on Court Philippe Chatrier, Alcaraz produced the finest performance of his career to claim a fifth major title.
2025 June 8, Jonathan Jurejko, “Alcaraz stuns Sinner in extraordinary French Open final”, in BBC:The speech might have been electrifying close up, Mr. Conley said, but people near him drifted away before it finished.
2013 June 18, Alison Smale, “Reception for Obama Is More Sober Than in 2008”, in New York Times:The singer had an electrifying and unpredictable onstage presence and a dry sense of humor that endeared him to hordes of adoring fans.
2025 July 22, Kory Grow, “Ozzy Osbourne obituary: The Godfather of Heavy Metal who changed the world”, in Rolling Stone:The effect on the company of this wholly unexpected act of grace - largesse of beer from a curate - was electrifying.
1913, Norman Lindsay, A Curate in Bohemia, Sydney: N.S.W. Bookstall Co., published 1932, page 18:
Forms
Deriveds
electrifyingly · unelectrifying
electrifying en · VERB
Pronunciation
Meanings
-
(form-of, gerund, participle, present) present participle and gerund of electrify