A'larming
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| —vb | |
| 1. | to fill with apprehension, anxiety, or fear |
| 2. | to warn about danger; alert |
| 3. | to fit or activate a burglar alarm on a house, car, etc |
| —n | |
| 4. | fear or terror aroused by awareness of danger; fright |
| 5. | apprehension or uneasiness: the idea of failing filled him with alarm |
| 6. | a noise, signal, etc, warning of danger |
| 7. | any device that transmits such a warning: a burglar alarm |
| 8. | a. the device in an alarm clock that triggers off the bell or buzzer |
| b. short for alarm clock | |
| 9. | archaic a call to arms |
| 10. | fencing a warning or challenge made by stamping the front foot |
| [C14: from Old French alarme, from Old Italian all'arme to arms; see | |
| a'larming | |
| —adj | |
| a'larmingly | |
| —adv | |
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