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- adjective Extremely
frightened . - verb Simple past tense and past participle of
terrify .
from WordNet 3.0 Copyright 2006 by Princeton University. All rights reserved.
- adjective thrown into a state of intense fear or desperation
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Examples
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The little boy, who had obviously heard the shot, was huddled in the corner, his expression terrified.
I’ll Walk Alone Mary Higgins Clark 2011
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Her gaze darted behind him, her pupils huge, her expression terrified.
Black Magic Cherry Adair 2010
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Her gaze darted behind him, her pupils huge, her expression terrified.
Black Magic Cherry Adair 2010
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Her gaze darted behind him, her pupils huge, her expression terrified.
Black Magic Cherry Adair 2010
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For instance, in the scene where Ian gets captured, Connor, originaly trying to be helpful but now terrified, is curled up on the floor, his shield working like a bubble around him.
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Why are you here, and do you intend to remain terrified of those fines for the nest four years?
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KATE: I loved Graystripe and it was awful to write the scene where his little gray face stared terrified from the back window of a monster as the Twolegs carried him off.
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SWEET ANGER doing on-air work, the calls terrified her.
Sweet Anger Brown, Sandra, 1948- 1985
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The delicate snakes seem literally strangling each other in terrified struggle to escape from the Medusa brain.
The Beauty of the Medusa: A Study in Romantic Literary Iconology 1972
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"It's Mag Laird," whispered Dave in terrified tones.
The Alpine Path: The Story of My Career Lucy Maud 1917
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