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Definitions for Terrifying
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Princeton's WordNet

  1. terrific, terrifyingadjective

    causing extreme terror

    "a terrifying wail"

Wiktionary

  1. terrifyingadjective

    Frightening or intimidating.

  2. terrifyingadjective

    Of a formidable nature; terrific

Wikipedia

  1. Terrifying

    Terrifying is a song by the British rock band The Rolling Stones from their 1989 album Steel Wheels. It was written by Mick Jagger and Keith Richards. The song was also released as a single in 1990 and the B-side was "Wish I'd Never Met You", a song that has never been released on any of their studio albums. "Terrifying" peaked at number eight on Billboard's Mainstream Rock Songs chart.

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  1. terrifying

    Terrifying refers to causing extreme fear or dread; horrifying, scary, or vastly alarming. Something can be considered terrifying if it induces a strong sense of anxiety or fearfulness. This term is often used to describe situations, experiences, creatures, or circumstances that elicit a deep-seated, often paralyzing, fear.

Webster Dictionary

  1. Terrifying

    of Terrify

Wikidata

  1. Terrifying

    Terrifying is a single album by The Rolling Stones.

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Numerology

  1. Chaldean Numerology

    The numerical value of Terrifying in Chaldean Numerology is: 5

  2. Pythagorean Numerology

    The numerical value of Terrifying in Pythagorean Numerology is: 5

Examples of Terrifying in a Sentence

  1. George R.R. Martin:

    There is no creature on earth half so terrifying as a truly just man.

  2. Thomas Alva Edison:

    There will one day spring from the brain of science a machine or force so fearful in its potentialities, so absolutely terrifying, that even man, the fighter, who will dare torture and death in order to inflict torture and death, will be appalled, and so abandon war forever.

  3. Jennifer Alvarez:

    I wanted her to go to prom because that's a big experience in someone's life. You only get one time, she's going off to college.  There's going to be parties. She's going to get invited out to a bar or out to a club, and it's terrifying.

  4. Sheriff Troy Nehls:

    This is the worst kind of crime against a family, three crooks forcing their way into a home in the middle of the night is appalling. To make matters worse, they accosted a 7-year-old child. They’re cowards, to say the least. Nehls said the boy was transported to Texas Medical Center and was being treated for having some fluids in his lungs. MASKED MEN TERRORIZE TEXAS FAMILY, BURN CHILD WITH HOT WATER DURING HOME INVASION, OFFICIALS SAY Our staff is aggressively working this case. My prayers are with the family, he said on Twitter. The three men left with cash, jewelry and also took the family's phones after the hour-long ordeal, according to police. Authorities plan to release images from surveillance cameras near the home during a press conference on Tuesday. While police have not identified the victims, Mohamad Ghiritold KPRCon Monday he thought his brother was just late for work but finally in person was able to see the horror his face and description of the terrifying incident.

  5. Alyssa Andrews:

    It was just terrifying, just unbelievable.

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