Oxford Advanced Learners Dictionary (pronunciation guide only) terrifying (v) (t e1 r i f ai i ng)

CMU English Pronouncing Dictionary TERRIFYING T EH1 R AH0 F AY2 IH0 NG

German-English: TU-Chemnitz DING Dictionary erschreckend; Furcht einflößend terrifying [Add to Longdo]

Result from Foreign Dictionaries (3 entries found)

From The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48 [gcide]:

  Terrify \Ter"ri*fy\, v. t. [imp. & p. p. {Terrified}; p. pr. &
     vb. n. {Terrifying}.] [L. terrere to frighten + -fy: cf. F.
     terrifier, L. terrificare. See {Terrific}, and {-fy}.]
     1. To make terrible. [Obs.]
        [1913 Webster]
  
              If the law, instead of aggravating and terrifying
              sin, shall give out license, it foils itself.
                                                    --Milton.
        [1913 Webster]
  
     2. To alarm or shock with fear; to frighten.
        [1913 Webster]
  
              When ye shall hear of wars . . . be not terrified.
                                                    --Luke xxi. 9.
        [1913 Webster]

From WordNet (r) 2.0 (August 2003) [wn]:

  terrifying
      adj : causing extreme terror; "a terrifying wail" [syn:
            {terrific}]

From English-German Freedict dictionary [fd-eng-deu]:

  terrifying [terifaiiŋ]
     erschreckend
  

Are you satisfied with the result?

You can...