bloodcurdling

[ bluhd-kurd-ling, -kur-dl-ing ]
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adjective
  1. arousing terror; horrifying: a bloodcurdling scream.

Origin of bloodcurdling

1
First recorded in 1930–35; blood + curdle + -ing2

Other words from bloodcurdling

  • blood·cur·dling·ly, adverb

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British Dictionary definitions for bloodcurdling

bloodcurdling

/ (ˈblʌdˌkɜːdlɪŋ) /


adjective
  1. terrifying; horrifying

Derived forms of bloodcurdling

  • bloodcurdlingly, adverb

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