terrorizing
present participle ofterrorize
terrorize
verb[T]
(UKusuallyterrorise)uk/ˈter.ə.raɪz/us/ˈter.ə.raɪz/to make someonefeelveryfrightenedbythreateningtokillorhurtthem:
Streetgangshave been terrorizing theneighbourhood.
Compare
terrify
Frightening and scaring
- chill
- chillsomeoneto the bone/marrowidiom
- cow
- creep
- curdle
- daylight
- dreadful
- flesh
- jump scare
- makesomeone'sblood curdleidiom
- makesomeone'sblood run coldidiom
- makesomeone'shair stand on endidiom
- makeyourflesh crawl/creepidiom
- scare
- scaremongering
- send
- send chills down/upsomeone'sspineidiom
- send shivers down/upsomeone'sspineidiom
- send shudders/a shudder downyourspineidiom
- wit
Examplesofterrorizing
terrorizing
In English, many past and present participles of verbs can be used as adjectives. Some of these examples may show the adjective use.
Is it permissible to threaten to do what it is impermissible actually to do as a way ofterrorizing?
From theCambridge English Corpus
Perceval and his colleagues were particularly strict church-and-king disciplinarians, and they had no qualms aboutterrorizingthe press.
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Harming andterrorizingare also a goal of action but are not sufficient on their own.
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He may choose between nonserious harming andterrorizingon these grounds.
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Some people now suspect a number of different political figures ofterrorizingthe public.
FromEuroparl Parallel Corpus - English
Furthermore, the country experienced a breakdown of law and order, with collaborationist militias roaming the countrysideterrorizingthe population.
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This example is from Wikipedia and may be reused under a CC BY-SA license.As a child he taught himself the art of horror makeup, gaining notoriety byterrorizinglocal neighborhoods.
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This example is from Wikipedia and may be reused under a CC BY-SA license.These groups are were involved in battling the guerrillas andterrorizingtheir supporters or sympathizers among the civilian population.
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This example is from Wikipedia and may be reused under a CC BY-SA license.She tells them a demon riding a tiger has beenterrorizingthe area.
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This example is from Wikipedia and may be reused under a CC BY-SA license.Meanwhile, a vicious circus ape has broken out of its cage, and isterrorizingthe townspeople.
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This example is from Wikipedia and may be reused under a CC BY-SA license.Soon he deserted the service and organized its own gang conducting raids, setting estates on fire, robbing andterrorizingthe local population.
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This example is from Wikipedia and may be reused under a CC BY-SA license.He is tired of the wolf disrupting his day andterrorizingguests.
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This example is from Wikipedia and may be reused under a CC BY-SA license.He also develops a list of demands that it will seek from the government that it isterrorizing.
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This example is from Wikipedia and may be reused under a CC BY-SA license.It never occurred to them that they were inadvertentlyterrorizingthe countryside.
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This example is from Wikipedia and may be reused under a CC BY-SA license.After they are doneterrorizingthe guests, they run into the basement to demorph.
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