"terrifying" meaning in English

See terrifying in All languages combined, or Wiktionary

Adjective

IPA: /ˈtɛɹɪfaɪ.ɪŋ/ Forms: more terrifying [comparative], most terrifying [superlative]
Head templates: {{en-adj}} terrifying (comparative more terrifying, superlative most terrifying)
  1. Frightening or intimidating. Synonyms: frightening Translations (frightening or intimidating): φοβερός (phoberós) [masculine] (Ancient Greek), dəhşətli (Azerbaijani), qorxunc (Azerbaijani), vahiməli (Azerbaijani), müdhiş (Azerbaijani), ræðandi (Faroese), øgiligur (Faroese), øtiligur (Faroese), tremendo (Galician), espantoso (Galician), furchteinflößend (German), schreckerregend (German), τρομακτικός (tromaktikós) [masculine] (Greek), τρομαχτικός (tromachtikós) [masculine] (Greek), scéiniúil (Irish), terrificante (Italian), terribile (Italian), spaventoso (Italian), terrificus (Latin), tarawewehi (Maori), whakawehiwehi (Maori), стра́шный (strášnyj) [masculine] (Russian), घोर (ghora) (Sanskrit), भीषण (bhīṣaṇa) (Sanskrit), terrorífico (Spanish), aterrador (Spanish), aterrorizante (Spanish)
    Sense id: en-terrifying-en-adj-4Ga5TxDv Disambiguation of 'frightening or intimidating': 94 6
  2. Of a formidable nature; terrific
    Sense id: en-terrifying-en-adj-H2eztwq~
The following are not (yet) sense-disambiguated
Derived forms: terrifyingly Related terms: terrify, terror

Verb

IPA: /ˈtɛɹɪfaɪ.ɪŋ/
Head templates: {{head|en|verb form}} terrifying
  1. present participle and gerund of terrify Tags: form-of, gerund, participle, present Form of: terrify Categories (topical): Fear
    Sense id: en-terrifying-en-verb-6H-ga2Nh Disambiguation of Fear: 34 21 45 Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header, English entries with topic categories using raw markup Disambiguation of English entries with incorrect language header: 4 1 96 Disambiguation of English entries with topic categories using raw markup: 5 1 94

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