bloodcurdling

Thân thiện

A bloodcurdling scream echoed through the old house.

Definition

Adjective: * Extremely frightening or horrifying; causing great terror or dread. This word describes something so alarming that it is said to be capable of making one's blood run cold or curdle.

Usage and Examples

The adjective bloodcurdling is used to intensify descriptions of sounds, sights, or situations that provoke extreme fear.

Advanced Usage

• As a modifier: It is most commonly used directly before a noun (e.g., a bloodcurdling scream, a bloodcurdling tale) to describe the nature of that noun.
• Figurative use: While often literal, it can be used figuratively to describe something psychologically terrifying or deeply disturbing.
  • The lawyer presented bloodcurdling details of the crime.

Variants and Related Words

• Blood-curdling (adjective): An alternative hyphenated spelling with the same meaning.
• Bloodcurdlingly (adverb): In a bloodcurdling manner.
  • The monster roared bloodcurdlingly.

Synonyms

• Hair-raising
• Spine-chilling
• Terrifying
• Horrifying
• Petrifying
• Chilling

Antonyms

• Soothing
• Comforting
• Reassuring
• Mild
• Unalarming

Học thuật

Adjective

1. extremely alarming

Từ đồng nghĩa

• hair-raising
• nightmarish