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bloodcurdling

[bluhd-kurd-ling, -kur-dl-ing] / ˈblʌdˌkɜrd lɪŋ, -ˌkɜr dl ɪŋ /


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After six seasons, Peaky Blinders reached its bloodcurdling finish on TV in 2022 and had used the West Midlands backdrop for many locations, such as the Black Country Living Museum in Dudley.

From BBC • Sep. 30, 2024

There’s entertaining — and even healthy — catharsis to be found in bloodcurdling tales of zombies, vampires and vaguely supernatural Others.

From Washington Post • Apr. 22, 2023

But to South Korean viewers, when she has turned to more alarming announcements, such as the North’s weapons tests, her warlike cries could seem as bloodcurdling as the information itself.

From New York Times • Apr. 15, 2022

They might love the weirdness of it, but they also might be like a child in a group we passed on our way out of the tunnel, who let out a bloodcurdling scream.

From Seattle Times • Jul. 29, 2021

His eyes were closed, but he scowled so deeply he appeared to be on the verge of a bloodcurdling war cry.

From "The House of Hades" by Rick Riordan