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bloodcurdling

adj · 2 senses · updated from the 2026-07-25 local source snapshot

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1

adj

Meaning 1

Causing great horror or terror.

Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract

Examples

  • Out of nowhere, in the middle of the night, came a bloodcurdling scream.

Meaning relationships

Synonyms: blood-chilling

Antonyms: none provided

2

adjective satellite

Meaning 2

extremely alarming

Definition source: Princeton WordNet 3.0

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Meaning relationships

Synonyms: hair-raising, nightmarish

Antonyms: none provided

History

Etymology

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Across languages

Translations

14 source translations are retained for this English entry.

  • Dutch: bloedstollend — Causing great horror or terror
  • Finnish: vertahyytävä — Causing great horror or terror
  • French: glaçant — Causing great horror or terror
  • Georgian: საშინელი (sašineli) — Causing great horror or terror
  • German: markerschütternd — Causing great horror or terror
  • Hebrew: מַקְפִּיא דָּם (makpí dam) — Causing great horror or terror
  • Hungarian: vérfagyasztó — Causing great horror or terror
  • Irish: coscrach — Causing great horror or terror
  • Polish: mrożący krew w żyłach — Causing great horror or terror
  • Serbo-Croatian: koji ledi krv u žilama — Causing great horror or terror
  • Swedish: hårresande — Causing great horror or terror
  • Swedish: blodisande — Causing great horror or terror
  • Turkish: kan donduran — Causing great horror or terror
  • Turkish: insanın kanını donduran — Causing great horror or terror