"alarming" meaning in English

See alarming in All languages combined, or Wiktionary

Adjective

IPA: /əˈlɑːm.ɪŋ/ [UK], /əˈlɑɹm.ɪŋ/ [US] Audio: LL-Q1860 (eng)-Vealhurl-alarming.wav Forms: more alarming [comparative], most alarming [superlative]
Head templates: {{en-adj}} alarming (comparative more alarming, superlative most alarming)
  1. Causing apprehension, fear or alarm; frightening. Categories (topical): Fear Synonyms: concerning, distressful, distressing, troubling, worrisome, worrying, nagging, unsettling Derived forms: alarmingly, alarmingness, nonalarming, unalarming Translations (causing alarm): alarmant (Catalan), alarmerende (Danish), alarma (Esperanto), hälyttävä (Finnish), alarmant (French), შემაშფოთებელი (šemašpotebeli) (Georgian), ამაღელვებელი (amaɣelvebeli) (Georgian), საგანგაშო (sagangašo) (Georgian), alarmerende (Norwegian Bokmål), alarmujący (Polish), alarmante (Portuguese), alarmante (Spanish)
    Sense id: en-alarming-en-adj-iGbhTC5M Disambiguation of Fear: 69 31 Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header, Entries with translation boxes, Pages with 1 entry, Pages with entries, Terms with Catalan translations, Terms with Danish translations, Terms with Esperanto translations, Terms with Finnish translations, Terms with French translations, Terms with Georgian translations, Terms with Norwegian Bokmål translations, Terms with Polish translations, Terms with Portuguese translations, Terms with Spanish translations Disambiguation of English entries with incorrect language header: 92 8 Disambiguation of Entries with translation boxes: 86 14 Disambiguation of Pages with 1 entry: 91 9 Disambiguation of Pages with entries: 94 6 Disambiguation of Terms with Catalan translations: 79 21 Disambiguation of Terms with Danish translations: 87 13 Disambiguation of Terms with Esperanto translations: 89 11 Disambiguation of Terms with Finnish translations: 79 21 Disambiguation of Terms with French translations: 86 14 Disambiguation of Terms with Georgian translations: 79 21 Disambiguation of Terms with Norwegian Bokmål translations: 77 23 Disambiguation of Terms with Polish translations: 80 20 Disambiguation of Terms with Portuguese translations: 79 21 Disambiguation of Terms with Spanish translations: 91 9

Verb

IPA: /əˈlɑːm.ɪŋ/ [UK], /əˈlɑɹm.ɪŋ/ [US] Audio: LL-Q1860 (eng)-Vealhurl-alarming.wav
Head templates: {{head|en|verb form}} alarming
  1. present participle and gerund of alarm Tags: form-of, gerund, participle, present Form of: alarm
    Sense id: en-alarming-en-verb-nO~uDYUW

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