bloodcurdling

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bloodcurdling

adjective more bloodcurdling · most bloodcurdling · blood-curdling

Causing great horror or terror. Out of nowhere, in the middle of the night, came a bloodcurdling scream.
Similar: blood-chilling

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adj Causing great horror or terror

Français	glaçant
Deutsch	markerschütternd
עברית	מַקְפִּיא דָּם makpí dam

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@misc{bloodcurdling_2026,
  title = {bloodcurdling},
  howpublished = {Wiktionary, via Micwyn},
  year = {2026},
  url = {https://micwyn.com/word/bloodcurdling},
  urldate = {2026-11-06}
}