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| 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
- 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
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