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Bloodcurdling vs Frightening - What's the difference?

bloodcurdling | frightening | Related terms |

Bloodcurdling is a related term of frightening.


As adjectives the difference between bloodcurdling and frightening

is that bloodcurdling is causing great horror or terror while frightening is causing fear; of capable of causing fear; scary.

As a verb frightening is

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bloodcurdling

English

Adjective

(en adjective)
  • Causing great horror or terror.

    • frightening

    English

    Adjective

    (en adjective)
  • Causing fear; of capable of causing fear; scary.
    • The frightening scientist lived in an old shack.
  • (figuratively) Awful, terrible, very bad.

    • Synonyms

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    Verb

    (head)
    • The scientist was frightening the timid children.