[ききせまる, kikisemaru] (exp, v5r) (usu. modifying a noun) to be bloodcurdling; to be ghastly [Add to Longdo]
Result from Foreign Dictionaries (2 entries found)
From The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48 [gcide]:
bloodcurdling \blood"curd*ling\ adj.
causing sudden intense fear due to an apprehension of
imminent bodily harm, to oneself or others. Awakened by a
bloodcurdling scream from right outside her window
Syn: hair-raising, nightmarish.
[WordNet 1.5]
From WordNet (r) 3.0 (2006) [wn]:
bloodcurdling
adj 1: extremely alarming [syn: {bloodcurdling}, {hair-raising},
{nightmarish}]