Antonyms for horrifying


Grammar : Verb
Spell : hawr-uh-fahy, hor-
Phonetic Transcription : ˈhɔr əˌfaɪ, ˈhɒr-


Definition of horrifying

Origin :
  • 1791 (implied in horrifying), from horror + -fy. Related: Horrified; horrifying.
  • verb scare
Example sentences :
  • What, then, is there so horrifying in the idea of cooking a mouse?
  • Extract from : « A Hungarian Nabob » by Maurus Jkai
  • Her face was horrifying with its intensity of pathetic regret.
  • Extract from : « Wayside Courtships » by Hamlin Garland
  • For a moment we stood aghast, and gazed at this horrifying sight.
  • Extract from : « Hunter Quatermain's Story » by H. Rider Haggard
  • A horrifying incident had occurred while he was fighting his way to the Hudson.
  • Extract from : « Washington and his Comrades in Arms » by George Wrong
  • All in black he was, and horrifying and portentous he strode in.
  • Extract from : « The Fifth Queen Crowned » by Ford Madox Ford
  • Occasionally it is horrifying to see how a chance shot rings the bell.
  • Extract from : « Americans All » by Various
  • I said, as with a horrifying rapidity the pot of poison came into my mind.
  • Extract from : « Burr Junior » by G. Manville Fenn
  • Candy and books followed the flowers in horrifying profusion.
  • Extract from : « Just Patty » by Jean Webster
  • At any time such an event would have been startling, but at such a time as this it was horrifying.
  • Extract from : « The Red Eric » by R.M. Ballantyne
  • On the night after our arrival an alarming, a horrifying, thing occurred.
  • Extract from : « Cleek, the Master Detective » by Thomas W. Hanshew

Synonyms for horrifying

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