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- adjective Exciting, or calculated to excite, alarm; causing apprehension of danger. -- A*larm"ing*ly,
adv .
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- verb Present participle of
alarm . - adjective causing
apprehension ,fear or alarm;frightening
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- adjective frightening because of an awareness of danger
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Examples
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He also expressed concern at what he called the alarming deterioration of the public service.
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He also expressed concern at what he called the alarming deterioration of the public service.
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"It depends on what you call alarming," the Indian said coldly.
The Sorcery Club Elliott O'Donnell 1918
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In the face of what she called an "alarming trend towards ever-bigger data breaches," Ms. Stoddart said she now plans to ask Industry Canada to rewrite that proposed legislation to give her the power to impose fines - powers that privacy officials have in Britain and France.
The Globe and Mail - Home RSS feed JEFF GRAY 2011
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But one professional mediator who offered his services for free at last month's meeting thought better of it after some board members refused, and he got what he described as alarming glares from residents.
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But one professional mediator who offered his services for free at last month's meeting thought better of it after some board members refused, and he got what he described as alarming glares from residents.
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But one professional mediator who offered his services for free at last month's meeting thought better of it after some board members refused, and he got what he described as alarming glares from residents.
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Enemies around the world growing in alarming numbers
Think Progress » Inhofe: There aren’t any ‘normal people’ in Washington. 2010
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Enemies around the world growing in alarming numbers
Think Progress » Inhofe: There aren’t any ‘normal people’ in Washington. 2010
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Enemies around the world growing in alarming numbers
Think Progress » Inhofe: There aren’t any ‘normal people’ in Washington. 2010
chained_bear commented on the word alarming
This always makes me sing that song from Disney's "Beauty and the Beast":
New, and a bit alarming...
Who'd have ever thought that this could beeeeeee...?
True, that he's no Prince Charming
But there's something in him that I simply didn't seeeeeee!
Earworm alert!
November 11, 2007
reesetee commented on the word alarming
AAAAAAAGH! My ears!
November 11, 2007