bloodcurdling
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blood·cur·dling
(blŭd′kûrd′lĭng)adj.
Causing great horror; terrifying.
blood′cur′dling·ly adv.
bloodcurdling
(ˈblʌdˌkɜːdlɪŋ)adj
terrifying; horrifying
ˈbloodˌcurdlingly adv
blood•cur•dling
(ˈblʌdˌkɜrd lɪŋ, -ˌkɜr dl ɪŋ)adj.
arousing terror.
[1930–35]
blood′cur`dler, n.
blood′cur`dling•ly, adv.
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Adj. | 1. | bloodcurdling - extremely alarming alarming - frightening because of an awareness of danger |
bloodcurdling
adjectiveCausing great horror:
Translations
مُفْزِعٌ، مُرَوِّعٌ
hrůzostrašný
gruopvækkende
vertahyytävä
vérfagyasztó
bloodcurdling
[ˈblʌdkɜːrdlɪŋ] adj [cry] → à vous glacer le sangblood disorder n → maladie f du sangblood donor n → donneur/euse m/f de sangblood feud n (= vendetta) → vendetta mblood flow n → circulation f sanguineblood flow to the feet → l'afflux de sang aux piedsblood group n → groupe m sanguinblood heat n → température f du sang
blood
(blad) noun1. the red fluid pumped through the body by the heart. Blood poured from the wound in his side.
2. descent or ancestors. He is of royal blood.
ˈbloodless adjective1. without the shedding of blood. a bloodless victory.
2. anaemic. She is definitely bloodless.
ˈbloody adjective1. stained with blood. a bloody shirt; His clothes were torn and bloody.
2. bleeding. a bloody nose.
3. murderous and cruel. a bloody battle.
4. used in slang vulgarly for emphasis. That bloody car ran over my foot!
ˈbloodcurdling adjective terrifying and horrible. a blood-curdling scream.
blood donor a person who gives blood for use by another person in transfusion etc.
blood group/type any one of the types into which human blood is classified. Her blood group is O.
ˈblood-poisoning noun an infection of the blood. He is suffering from blood-poisoning.
blood pressure the (amount of) pressure of the blood on the walls of the blood-vessels. The excitement will raise his blood pressure.
ˈbloodshed noun deaths or shedding of blood. There was much bloodshed in the battle.
ˈbloodshot adjective (of eyes) full of red lines and inflamed with blood.
ˈbloodstained adjective stained with blood. a bloodstained bandage.
ˈbloodstream noun the blood flowing through the body. The poison entered her bloodstream.
ˈblood test noun an analysis of a patient's blood to find out if he/she has any diseases. etc.
ˈbloodthirsty adjective1. eager to kill people. a bloodthirsty warrior.
2. (of a film etc) full of scenes in which there is much killing.
ˈbloodthirstiness nounˈblood transfusion noun
the process of giving blood to someone through the veins during an operation etc.
ˈblood-vessel noun any of the tubes in the body through which the blood flows. He has burst a blood-vessel.
in cold blood while free from excitement or passion. He killed his son in cold blood.