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blood-curdling
adjective
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Definition of blood-curdling:

blood-curdling (adjective):
terrifying
arousing fright or horror

Synonyms for blood-curdling:

horrifyingfearsometerrificfrightfulawfulterrifyingnightmarishshockingluridmacabre
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