- present participle of terrify.
terrifying
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He added: "We might go again next season... it's quite a terrifying prospect if we're not... on the ball."
From BBC ● Nov. 3, 2026
In the span of two weeks, the Brewers have faced Tarik Skubal, Yoshinobu Yamamoto, Blake Snell and Rasmussen, a terrifying gauntlet.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Oct. 25, 2026
The “what are we?” talk can be terrifying.
From Los Angeles Times ● Oct. 23, 2026
Those early months of 2025 were undeniably terrifying and inordinately destructive, but they were also ridiculous.
From Salon ● Oct. 19, 2026
She had not known that one person could be both beautiful and terrifying.
From "The Marvellers" by Dhonielle Clayton
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