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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. Jeremy Farrar:

    The more we learn about these two treatments, ...the closer we can get to turning Ebola from a terrifying disease to one that is preventable and treatable, we won't ever get rid of Ebola but we should be able to stop these outbreaks from turning into major national and regional epidemics.

  2. Kolt Codner:

    The folks at Akron Children Hospital Children's have taken something that should be scary and terrifying and made Akron Children Hospital this amazing badge of honor to recognize the superhero that he is, we couldn't think of a better thing to contribute to and spend time trying to help raise funds to ensure that all kids have access to the same amazing experience as Andrew has had at Akron Children Hospital Children's.

  3. Aubriana Acuna:

    We’re just kind of numb to it at this point since this has happened so much, we’re so exhausted about all this. It’s so unfair. … This happens almost every single day. I can’t even walk outside my house without feeling like I’m gonna die, or I’m gonna get shot. And it’s terrifying for everyone.

  4. Jennifer Grey:

    It’s very hard to describe when you have a near-death experience and are present for the death of other people, being alone on a country road in the middle of nowhere with nobody else around or conscious was pretty terrifying… It led to so many other things in my life.

  5. Timothee Chalamet:

    It just seemed like something really out of the wheelhouse and for that reason it was terrifying, as every teacher I've had in every drama school I went to says, chase the things that are challenging; your work will be a form of attrition if you keep working on the things you are comfortable with.

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