terrifying

• IPA^(key): /ˈtɛɹɪfaɪ.ɪŋ/

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terrifying (comparative more terrifying, superlative most terrifying)

1. Frightening or intimidating.

   Synonyms: see Thesaurus:frightening

   terrifying creature

   terrifying dream

   terrifying film

   terrifying ride

   terrifying story

2. Of a formidable nature; terrific.
   • 2006 February 24, Tishani Doshi, “Meanwhile: The long view from Antarctica”, in The New York Times‎^[1], →ISSN, archived from the original on 6 April 2023:

     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.

• terrify
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terrifying

1. present participle and gerund of terrify