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    1. He looks at me with the eyes of a stranger, terrified of even the noonday sun


    2. ‘Do I hell!’ she exclaimed ‘We worked at it for weeks and I was terrified that I would be the one who cocked the whole thing up


    3. The terrified man remained stubbornly silent


    4. “…and not in any way terrified by your adversaries, which is to them


    5. He turns with a terrified look back at Russ, still calm as can be


    6. She wanted this, but it terrified her, for reasons she didn't want to share with Theo Petrakis


    7. I ended up sitting on the bench for hours, afraid to move, terrified for my family, trying to connect up the dots, but it seemed like suddenly my brain just couldn't form clear thoughts any more


    8. afraid of the moment but somehow she was not terrified


    9. Thru all of it he was terrified that someone was going to come on live and catch him at it


    10. Lucy was afraid of the moment but somehow she was not terrified

    11. He was still too terrified to sleep but adrenaline letdown and the injury knocked him out


    12. I was so scared, Wiesse, and there was all that dust and stuff …’ I said, my voice cracking as I remember how terrified I had been


    13. how terrified I become at the sound of a strange voice,


    14. ‘I was employed by her parents, who were justifiably terrified for the girl


    15. My parents were terrified for many reasons but for right now they just wanted me to sleep


    16. Inside they were both terrified


    17. When I first saw it I was terrified but now, with a little mutual consideration, I think we get along rather well


    18. On the one hand, I was terrified that something dreadful might happen to you, and I’d be the last one to find out … I used to have nightmares about that


    19. She just came at me screaming with such hatred in her eyes! I was terrified


    20. She identified strongly with the terrified passengers,

    21. The man was terrified, and


    22. were terrified, and thought it was a ghost


    23. The next thing that the terrified and bewildered young man


    24. The girl commanded the bull once again and they went thru it once again, even though the guy looked more terrified than ever


    25. ’ I added suddenly terrified that he will take that the wrong way


    26. Terrified several members of the committee, though I don’t know why, she was perfectly polite and only asked for their reasons


    27. "Him", he says, gesturing to Ken McCoist so that he will move away from the terrified funny man


    28. She is by degrees excited and terrified


    29. before the terrified man


    30. Then, as she watched mesmerised, the last of the roots of the bush lost its grip on the thin soil and, with a thin terrified scream, Mickey plunged towards the roiling sea below

    31. Again she saw his terrified face as he plunged towards the sea


    32. ‘They terrified me the first time I saw them on that


    33. “Dragons are terrified of water, even when they are flying


    34. The poor man was too terrified to speak, and could only


    35. was too terrified to utter a word


    36. ' The woman was so confused and terrified that


    37. He had to fight some urban traffic along the back side of the city, but he kept to the middle and kept the petcock as wide as he dared, slicing between barges and canal ferries, running under tow ropes and making sharp turns in front of terrified stares


    38. Wolfsbane was growing more terrified by the


    39. He looked behind himself, terrified, as he saw a


    40. Monica, terrified, closed her eyes and covered her ears until the shaking stopped

    41. “What do you have to say to that, child?” Lou Cipher asked a very terrified Monica


    42. Though he would never admit it, Andrew was terrified of all the troubles his friends and he had faced, and his greatest wish was for a peaceful world where he could relax for once, a world where he would not be afraid to smile, or to cry, or to run


    43. She should try to find out what is happening in his mind, like why did he look like a terrified refugee when she looked at him?


    44. seemed terrified, making the lieutenant’s task that much


    45. Matt’s tired eyes opened to the sound of terrified screaming


    46. He felt strangely terrified and happy at the same time, along with a string of emotions he would never feel again, yet felt so strangely familiar, something he felt when he first stepped onto the ground of Trouble Valley


    47. mistaking that the man was genuinely terrified for his wife


    48. mortals or be terrified by their


    49. Alan was suddenly terrified


    50. He was still a terrified kid, afraid to come with her but afraid to let go














































    1. “That thought terrifies me,” says my husband, prying open folds of fat to clean between them


    2. The thought terrifies him, and it is all over his face


    3. I see how the mammoth planet that terrifies me seems like a haven to him, a place where he can disappear into its great space, never distinguishing himself, and never being held responsible for his actions


    4. Their fear terrifies me – it always has


    5. “For that is the one and only offensive property GrimFang has; it will cut anything! That makes it a very simple weapon indeed for an item of such power, but that property is absolute! It will cut without resistance any material, be it flesh and bone, wood, any metal, any stone including diamond! And no magic shielding can withstand it either! I swear; you could cut a god in half with it, if it were possible to make one hold still for the blow! I ask you to never draw it here, for it could carve chunks from the Truthstone of Falgaroth itself, and the thought of that terrifies any rational person!


    6. This time they are as silent as the deep stone they come from and that terrifies him even more


    7. The Lammasser is still running across the middle of the field when he should have taken the outer path for safety’s sake, and Ralph can tell he doesn’t know the animal which terrifies him has already been frightened away and is a danger no more


    8. Boxing terrifies me


    9. though it terrifies me


    10. The mere thought of surrendering conscious control terrifies them, making the speaking impossible

    11. And she terrifies me…”


    12. It terrifies me to know that I have some dead bodies


    13. It also terrifies me to know that I even have a graveyard,


    14. The hardness and coldness of bricks terrifies me


    15. The thought of going to a school in a new state where I know absolutely no one terrifies me


    16. Coyote Kishpaugh has been writing prose and poetry most of his life, and alternately entertains and terrifies his children by telling them stories late at night


    17. I miss you that it terrifies me


    18. It terrifies me


    19. It terrifies her


    20. He wrote a note that terrifies me

    21. I'm going to be a mother—not someday, but this year—and the idea terrifies me


    22. Here’s Why That Terrifies the World Bank, «The Washington Post», 19 novembre 2012


    23. It terrifies me that it makes sense


    24. What if he should come again? The very thought terrifies me


    25. I remember it was as we skirted the lower end of the Mall that she said evenly: “You have made me hate you so that it terrifies me


    1. However, Issa will fall on him and probably terrify the poor lad with her more than likely tearful welcome at Abery


    2. “You shall fear me! I am evil incarnate! I am a horrifying monstrosity contained inside a child’s plaything! Why does that not terrify you? I am the Terrifying and Terrible Lord Ursa!”


    3. To attempt to terrify them, serves only to irritate their bad humour, and to confirm them in an opposition, which more gentle usage, perhaps, might easily induce them either to soften, or to lay aside altogether


    4. But again, maybe his objective had been to terrify her into calling off the investigation into Vickie"s death


    5. You shoot Ted Bullock and terrify his wife in your girlfriend"s apartment


    6. When they terrify the earth with their thunder


    7. 5 Let darkness and the shadow of death stain it; let a cloud dwell on it; let the blackness of the day terrify it


    8. 14 Then you scare me with dreams, and terrify me through visions:


    9. 34 Did I fear a great multitude, or did the contempt of families terrify me, that I kept silence, and went not out of the door?


    10. 4 To terrify and do wrong will waste riches, so the house of proud men shall be made desolate

    11. confuse the mind, terrify the conscience, and trouble


    12. And after this judgement they shall terrify and make them to tremble because they have shown this to those who dwell on the Earth; And note the names of those angels and these are their names: the first of them is Samjeze, the second Arteqefe, and the third Armeecircen, the fourth Kekabel, the fifth Tereel, the sixth Remjel, the seventh Denjel, the eighth Neqeel, the ninth Bareqel, the tenth Azezel, the eleventh Armer's, the twelfth Batarjel, the thirteenth Busasejal, the fourteenth Hanenel, the fifteenth Terel, and the sixteenth Semep'seel, the seventeenth Jetrel, the eighteenth Temeel, the nineteenth Terel, the twentieth Remeel, the twenty-first Azezel; And these are the chiefs of their angels and their names, and their chief ones over hundreds and over fifties and over tens: The name of the first is Jeqen: that is, the one who led astray all the sons of God, (the angels) and brought them down to the Earth, and led them astray through the daughters of men; And the second was named Asbeel: he imparted to the holy sons of God evil counsel, and led them astray so that they defiled their bodies with the daughters of men; And the third was named Gedreel: he it is who showed the children of men all the blows of death, and he led astray Eve, and showed the weapons of death to the sons of men the shield and the coat of mail, and the sword for battle, and all the weapons of death to the children of men; And from his hand they have proceeded against those who dwell on the Earth from that day and for evermore; And the fourth was named Penemee: he taught the children of men the bitter and the sweet, and he taught them all the secrets of their wisdom; And he instructed mankind in writing with ink and paper, and thereby many sinned from eternity to eternity and until this day


    13. 40 And the king ordered his servants to bring Joseph before him, and the king said to them, Go to him and do not terrify him lest he be confused and will not know to speak properly


    14. 41 And when the sons of Jacob saw these troops they were greatly afraid of their lives, and Joseph did so in order to terrify the sons of Jacob to become tranquilized


    15. 14 your hand was ready for all your enemies who said, Through their sword they possessed the land, through their arm they dwelt in the city; you did fill their faces with shame, you did bring their horns down to the ground, you did terrify them in your anger, and did destroy them in your anger


    16. ’ He said that if you terrify enough of the locals, the cops


    17. And after this judgement they shall terrify and make them to tremble because they have shown this to those who dwell on the Earth; And note the names of those angels and these are their names: the first of them is Samjeze the second Arteqefe and the third Armeecircen the fourth Kekabel the fifth Tereel the sixth Remjel the seventh Denjel the eighth Neqeel the ninth Bareqel the tenth Azezel the eleventh Armer's the twelfth Batarjel the thirteenth Busasejal the fourteenth Hanenel the fifteenth Terel and the sixteenth Semep'seel the seventeenth Jetrel the eighteenth Temeel the nineteenth Terel the twentieth Remeel the twenty-first Azezel; And these are the chiefs of their angels and their names and their chief ones over hundreds and over fifties and over tens: The name of the first is Jeqen: that is the one who led astray all the sons of God (the angels) and brought them down to the Earth and led them astray through the daughters of men; And the second was named Asbeel: he imparted to the holy sons of God evil counsel and led them astray so that they defiled their bodies with the daughters of men; And the third was named Gedreel: he it is who showed the children of men all the blows of death and he led astray Eve and showed the weapons of death to the sons of men the shield and the coat of mail and the sword for battle and all the weapons of death to the children of men; And from his hand they have proceeded against those who dwell on the Earth from that day and for evermore; And the fourth was named Penemee: he taught the children of men the bitter and the sweet and he taught them all the secrets of their wisdom; And he instructed mankind in writing with ink and paper and thereby many sinned from eternity to eternity and until this day


    18. It would absolutely terrify me


    19. 40 And the king ordered his servants to bring Joseph before him and the king said to them Go to him and do not terrify him lest he be confused and will not know to speak properly


    20. 41 And when the sons of Jacob saw these troops they were greatly afraid of their lives and Joseph did so in order to terrify the sons of Jacob to become tranquilized

    21. 14 your hand was ready for all your enemies who said Through their sword they possessed the land through their arm they dwelt in the city; you did fill their faces with shame you did bring their horns down to the ground you did terrify them in your anger and did destroy them in your anger


    22. Now he has ordered the dogs to terrify the Overlord, the man will be more the more willing to obey him


    23. He does not want to terrify him so much that he leaves; Ralph has done this so often the boy is probably the only one left


    24. The drum he continues to beat draws the villagers after them as, by the stars, the instrument always has the power to move or terrify any Lammasser


    25. She no longer cared whether her mind-skills would terrify the villagers or not


    26. “There are things that terrify me — and I’m thirty!”


    27. “There is nothing here which need terrify you,” he said, “but I cannot say the same for what may lie ahead


    28. If this doesn’t terrify you to leave me, then nothing will, Eva thought, all the while her gaze never left Zoe


    29. That was enough to terrify me


    30. A few adults misunderstand this innocent behaviour and terrify the kids by responding sexually, too often with very bad consequences

    31. difficulties of the times did not in any way terrify or discourage him until he had found “a place of rest


    32. To the Capricorn, situations that would terrify an ordinary mind are merely problems to be managed, bumps on the road to ever-growing power, effectiveness and prestige


    33. “Master, you terrify me,” I returned frankly as my bird flew on, the miles underneath us accumulating


    34. The acclaim of Poitanian warriors was a thing to terrify a timid man


    35. devastation and destruction and brutal blockades to terrify and


    36. She didn’t get a mouse as there was concern that it might terrify the elephants


    37. to terrify would-be intruders


    38. instrumental in galvanizing America’s resolve for independence, and the same that is credited with proposing the name of the United States of America, wrote: “All national institutions of churches, whether Jewish, Christian or Turkish, appear to me no other than human inventions, set up to terrify and enslave mankind, and monopolize power and profit


    39. storm and terrify them with your fierce winds


    40. You terrify me! Could that man

    41. He was probably relying on his size and appearance to terrify me


    42. There is no pain, no agony, no fear of which can terrify her so


    43. that would terrify even the demons


    44. It was life that could sometimes terrify me—the idea of standing before a crowd of people, waiting in line in a busy grocery store, having a stranger walk up to me and ask for directions, knowing somebody who wished to form an emotional bond with me…


    45. fact that started to terrify her


    46. What is war but trauma? What is war but shock tactics to terrify and terrorize millions of innocent people into mindlessly and stupidly obeying their leaders? How did WW2 begin for the Americans? By a sneak attack


    47. One major, crucial evil, that has created the unreal fantasy shit people try to sell their children on today: comes from the ancient lie, the ancient evil lie of an Elf that was originally called black Peter… who was originally an evil Elf sent to terrify and punish all children who did not obey the authority of their elders in Europe… became the bullshit good elf called Santa Claus


    48. only terrify that one


    49. "It is," said Don Quixote, "such a one that were I not what I am it would terrify me too; so, come, I will help thee up where thou wilt


    50. joustings, marshal tournaments, and prove himself noble, generous, and magnificent, and above all a good Christian, and so doing he will fulfil the duties that are especially his; but let the knight-errant explore the corners of the earth and penetrate the most intricate labyrinths, at each step let him attempt impossibilities, on desolate heaths let him endure the burning rays of the midsummer sun, and the bitter inclemency of the winter winds and frosts; let no lions daunt him, no monsters terrify him, no dragons make him quail; for to seek these, to attack those, and to vanquish all, are in truth his main duties
































    1. I’m telling you, the thought of leaving this earth without leaving this information for my children was terrifying to me


    2. was no feeling of terrifying panic


    3. that was truly terrifying, mortifying, humiliating


    4. The same big bruisers as the previous night, Rafa and his hulking, menacing, terrifying side-kick


    5. The terrifying storm of debris came off the junk’s bow like a wake as the 50-meter boat plunged into the densest part of the cloud, coming straight at them


    6. In those terrifying moments when he could see though the ship and his own flesh like it was made of nothing at all, the sphere of roiling hellfire filled the sky


    7. The situation is still frightening but no longer as terrifying as it was


    8. Not as terrifying as I expected


    9. Jo going to dinner with Alastair’s wife, whatever her name is – now that would be a terrifying occasion … and to think I had been nervous about going to the vicarage for dinner with Simon!


    10. It was the most amazing and terrifying experience of my life

    11. Faced with the terrifying ruthlessness of Big Al and his


    12. violence of this sudden attack was terrifying, and when


    13. Without that terrifying memory from my childhood,


    14. that whole episode in Italy must have been absolutely terrifying for her


    15. She had never before felt the fear of persecution for having too much faith, and it was a much more terrifying fear than her fear that in Gordon’s Lamp she had too little


    16. It’s difficult to explain to someone who never met her, but Bunty was a very empathetic woman, it was as though she had been in the situation herself and understood just how terrifying it is


    17. That level of ignorance was downright terrifying


    18. I shall laugh at your pleas for mercy as I burn your house to the ground and force you to watch! Fear me! I am the Terrifying and Terrible Lord Ursa!” Said the Terrifying and Terrible Lord Ursa


    19. “Watch in horror as I slice your face apart with this simple pocket knife!” Said the Terrifying and Terrible Lord Ursa


    20. And with that, the Terrifying and Terrible Lord Ursa tried to grab the nearby pocket knife; however it was too heavy, and he had no fingers to use to hold onto them, only stuffed paws

    21. “Hnnnnnnnnnnng!!! Hnnnnnnnnnnng!!!” Said the Terrifying and Terrible Lord Ursa


    22. “No, I’ve got it, I’ve got it!” Said the Terrifying and Terrible Lord Ursa


    23. And then The Terrifying and Terrible Lord Ursa had a brilliant idea, a brilliant idea that was as terrifying as it was terrible


    24. It was the voice of The Terrifying and Terrible Lord Ursa


    25. The Terrifying and Terrible Lord Ursa said, and then Tipene stepped on him as he left the room and went off to milk the cows


    26. “Hooooooik, ptoi! The Terrifying and Terrible Lord Ursa just spat in your cereal! Wince in disgust and fear as your source of morning nutrients has been spoilt by the Terrifying and Terrible Lord Ursa!” Said the Terrifying and Terrible Lord Ursa


    27. “Hmm… maybe The Terrifying and Terrible Lord Ursa could roll over this jar of almost-finished marmalade off the shelf!


    28. You would still have the jam, but you’d have a broken jar on the floor and that would be most inconvenient!” Said The Terrifying and Terrible Lord Ursa


    29. “Argh!!! This very much upsets The Terrifying and Terrible Lord Ursa!” Said The Terrifying and Terrible Lord Ursa


    30. He turned to face The Terrifying and Terrible Lord Ursa

    31. “You shall fear me! I am evil incarnate! I am a horrifying monstrosity contained inside a child’s plaything! Why does that not terrify you? I am the Terrifying and Terrible Lord Ursa!”


    32. Said the Terrifying and Terrible Lord Ursa


    33. “Look, listen to me, Lord Ursa,” began Tipene, before he was interrupted by the Terrifying and Terrible Lord Ursa


    34. “You’re not terrifying, and you’re only terrible in the sense that you’re terribly lame,” Tipene said


    35. A terrifying monster who had limbs that


    36. sometimes, when she closed her eyes, she could still hear Queen Oizys’ loud, terrifying voice


    37. realised how terrifying the place would be at night -


    38. None of them knew what to do, for the simple fact that they had never been in a situation quite so terrifying before


    39. But this changed as the doors slammed behind him and there in front of him, in the flesh, standing at 50 feet tall, was the enormous and terrifying figure of Justice


    40. “Its that's blasted TV Robert bought it has no proper channels its all so terrifying, frightful, Paul its driving us out of our minds!”

    41. Not just because he had anxiety about being around several mages at once -- an environment which was far too similar to his imprisonment at the High Tower -- but even more terrifying than that was the girl Emily and the way she looked up at him with those wide brown eyes


    42. one of his horse’s legs, but only succeeded in terrifying


    43. sides and the sheer drop from the ridge was terrifying


    44. Ostedes had always appeared formidable, but now he was terrifying to behold


    45. Each one more terrifying than the last


    46. Last night had been terrifying


    47. “Did you enjoy your mothers’ journal?” His accent was as dark and terrifying as the rest of him


    48. All he remembers is that it was terrifying


    49. While the dragon that initially pursued them was most certainly a quite sizable and thus terrifying foe, somehow this Dwarven-DRAFTChapter 12 229


    50. Yes, well, in my defense, they’re a pretty terrifying sight for a small child!”














































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    Synonyms for "terrify"

    terrify terrorise terrorize dismay appall panic scare shock startle alarm

    "terrify" definitions

    fill with terror; frighten greatly