- present participle of horrify.
horrifying
Example Sentences
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But people who heard it inside the courtroom described it as a profoundly horrifying and traumatic experience.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Sep. 25, 2026
Cleveland's Chief Constable Victoria Fuller said what we'd heard was "horrifying".
From BBC ● Sep. 4, 2026
Workers who managed to get out described horrifying scenes when the disaster struck.
From Barron's ● Aug. 31, 2026
And he goes on to, as the question suggests, accept and construct horrifying grifts, right?
From Slate ● Aug. 17, 2026
The last thing he remembered was the horrifying crack of the glass.
From "We'll Fly Away" by Bryan Bliss
