terrifying en · ADJ
Pronunciation
- /ˈtɛɹɪfaɪ.ɪŋ/
- (Southern-England) audio
Meanings
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Frightening or intimidating.
terrifying dream
terrifying ride
terrifying story
terrifying film
terrifying creature
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Of a formidable nature; terrific.
Penguin colonies that number in millions; nights that run into days, and days that run into nights; katabatic winds that scream down the ice sheets at a terrifying 180 miles per hour, and then remain equally terrifyingly still.
2006 February 24, Tishani Doshi, “Meanwhile: The long view from Antarctica”, in The New York Times, →ISSN, archived from the original on 06 Apr 2023:
Forms
| Spelling | Features | Labels | Source |
|---|---|---|---|
| more terrifying | Degree=Cmp | lexicographic | |
| most terrifying | Degree=Sup | lexicographic |
Deriveds
terrifyingness · terrifyingly · unterrifying
Relateds
Synonyms
appalling · hair-raising · eldritch · scaring · horripilating · freaky · frightening · buggish · terrifying · frightensome · horrific · pulse-pounding · horrid · hair-curling · butt-clenching · scary · awful · ghostly · skin-crawling · frightful · fearful · flesh-crawling · formidable · dreadful · flaysome · spine-tingling · terrorsome · buttock-clenching · affreux · shocking · horrifying · terrible · dismayful · horrible · alarming · ghastly · grisly
Translations (33)
el τρομαχτικός (frightening or intimidating) · it spaventoso (frightening or intimidating) · la terrificus (frightening or intimidating) · fr terrifiant (frightening or intimidating) · es aterrorizante (frightening or intimidating) · fo øtiligur (frightening or intimidating) · es terrorífico (frightening or intimidating) · es tremebundo (frightening or intimidating) · az vahiməli (frightening or intimidating) · ga scéiniúil (frightening or intimidating) · az dəhşətli (frightening or intimidating) · es aterrador (frightening or intimidating) · az müdhiş (frightening or intimidating) · es acojonante (frightening or intimidating) · az qorxunc (frightening or intimidating) · mi whakawehiwehi (frightening or intimidating) · gl espantoso (frightening or intimidating) · gl tremendo (frightening or intimidating) · it terribile (frightening or intimidating) · grc φοβερός (frightening or intimidating) · fo ræðandi (frightening or intimidating) · de schreckerregend (frightening or intimidating) · de furchteinflößend (frightening or intimidating) · es truculento (frightening or intimidating) · fo øgiligur (frightening or intimidating) · el τρομακτικός (frightening or intimidating) · mi tarawewehi (frightening or intimidating) · es terrífico (frightening or intimidating) · it terrificante (frightening or intimidating) · ru стра́шный (frightening or intimidating) · sa घोर (frightening or intimidating) · es acojonante (of a formidable nature) · sa भीषण (frightening or intimidating)