terrifying
adjectiveverbcommon in dialogue
- //ˈtɛɹɪfaɪ.ɪŋ//
Frightening or intimidating.
adjective
- 1
Frightening or intimidating.
terrifying creature
terrifying dream
terrifying film
terrifying ride
- 2
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.
verb
- 1
Also a form of terrifypresent participle and gerund of terrify
Forms
- comparative
- more terrifying
- superlative
- most terrifying