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- verb Present participle of
terrorise .
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Examples
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Hours later, alcohol fuelled (I’m labouring this, but state funded) he was again terrorising the locals.
A Nice Day For A Forced Wedding. « POLICE INSPECTOR BLOG Inspector Gadget 2008
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Austin Healey wrote the other day about Flood "terrorising" the gain line against Australia, suggesting England had found their No10 for the long haul: "I came away not wondering when Wilkinson will be fit, but whether he will be called upon when he is."
Toby Flood's rising performance levels give England attacking edge Robert Kitson 2010
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Mugabe has in turn accused the opposition of "terrorising" his followers.
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Mugabe has accused the MDC of "terrorising" ZANU-PF followers, although the UN says the vast majority of victims have in fact been opposition supporters.
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Mugabe in turn has accused the MDC of "terrorising" ZANU-PF followers, although the UN says the vast majority of victims of the spiralling violence have in fact been opposition supporters.
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The 84-year-old Mugabe - Africa's oldest leader - has in turn accused the MDC of "terrorising" his supporters, although the UN says the opposition has borne the brunt of the attacks.
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If the argument of Straw, Blunkett and Clarke is right and people are "terrorising" housing estates, why haven't the police arrested the "terrorists"?
April 2005 2005
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If the argument of Straw, Blunkett and Clarke is right and people are "terrorising" housing estates, why haven't the police arrested the "terrorists"?
Asbo Concern 2005
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If the argument of Straw, Blunkett and Clarke is right and people are "terrorising" housing estates, why haven't the police arrested the "terrorists"?
Archive 2005-04-01 2005
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Linda Walker, 47 … was being driven towards breaking point by groups of youth "terrorising" her neighborhood … She rushed out of her house at night to confront a knot of teenagers … After an exchange of abuse … Mrs. Walker squared up to one 18-year-old, firing off several rounds from the [compressed-air — powered] pistol into nearby ground …
Masters of the Hunt P. J. O'Rourke 2005
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