Synonyms for terrifying

Grammar : Adj

Spell : ter-uh-fahy

Phonetic Transcription : ˈtɛr əˌfaɪ

Définition of terrifying

Origin : 1570s, from Latin terrificare "to frighten," from terrificus "causing terror" (see terrific). Related: Terrified; terrifying.

adj frightening

Example sentences :

Who'd keep him till this hour, terrifying of us all into fits?
Extract from : « The Channings » by Mrs. Henry Wood

He used to tell me about wonderful and terrifying adventures.
Extract from : « My Double Life » by Sarah Bernhardt

The wall was high and the stones "jiggled" in a terrifying way.
Extract from : « Four Girls and a Compact » by Annie Hamilton Donnell

And he had no idea from which direction the terrifying sound had come.
Extract from : « Salvage in Space » by John Stewart Williamson

All the men placed themselves at the windows to hide the terrifying sight.
Extract from : « The Flood » by Emile Zola

You're a good little sister, Lydia, but you're a terrifying one.
Extract from : « The Prisoner » by Alice Brown

To Sophy, it was as terrifying as receiving money from the dead.
Extract from : « The Prisoner » by Alice Brown

But the city of that night wore a visage new and strange to her, and terrifying.
Extract from : « Nobody » by Louis Joseph Vance

The noise was terrifying, and the picture the ship presented was intensely amusing.
Extract from : « Australia Revenged » by Boomerang

The descent into the white-lined tunnel was a terrifying experience.
Extract from : « The Death-Traps of FX-31 » by Sewell Peaslee Wright

Antonyms for terrifying

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