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bloodcurdling
[bluhd-kurd-ling, -kur-dl-ing] 
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bloodcurdling
[bluhd-kurd-ling, -kur-dl-ing]
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| Part of Speech: | adjective |
| Definition: | horrible |
| Synonyms: | alarming, atrocious, chilling, frightening, hair-raising, horrid, horrific, horrifying, nightmarish, scary, terrifying |
| Main Entry: | hair-raising |
| Part of Speech: | adjective |
| Definition: | causing excitement |
| Synonyms: | bloodcurdling, breathtaking, chilling, cliff-hanging, electrifying, exciting, frightening, shocking, spine-chilling, spine-tingling, suspenseful, terrifying |
| Main Entry: | scary |
| Part of Speech: | adjective |
| Definition: | frightening, terrifying |
| Synonyms: | alarming, bloodcurdling, chilling, creepy, eerie, hair-raising, hairy*, horrendous, horrifying, intimidating, shocking, spine-chilling, spooky, unnerving |
| Antonyms: | calming, encouraging, soothing |
* = informal/non-formal usage
| Main Entry: | horrid |
| Part of Speech: | adjective |
| Definition: | horrible |
| Synonyms: | abhorrent, abominable, appalling, awful, beastly, bloodcurdling, cruel, detestable, disagreeable, disgusting, dreadful, eerie, execrable, fearful, frightful, ghastly, grim, grisly, gross*, gruesome, hair-raising, heinous, hideous, horrific, loathsome, lou |
* = informal/non-formal usage
| Main Entry: | horrific |
| Part of Speech: | adjective |
| Definition: | horrible |
| Synonyms: | abhorrent, abominable, appalling, awful, beastly, bloodcurdling, cruel, detestable, disagreeable, disgusting, dreadful, eerie, execrable, fearful, frightful, ghastly, grim, grisly, gross*, gruesome, hair-raising, heinous, hideous, horrid, loathsome, lousy |
* = informal/non-formal usage
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