blood-curdling
adjectiveHow many syllables in blood-curdling?
There are 3 syllables in the word blood-curdling.How to pronounce blood-curdling:
Definition of blood-curdling:
- blood-curdling (adjective):
- terrifying
- arousing fright or horror
Synonyms for blood-curdling:
alarming
appalling
awful
dire
direful
disgusting
dreadful
fearful
fearsome
forbidding
formidable
frightening
frightful
ghastly
grisly
gruesome
gut-wrenching
hair-raising
heart-stopping
hideous
horrible
horrid
horrific
horrifying
lurid
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