How do you use Bloodcurdling in a sentence? See 7 example sentences showing how this word appears in different contexts, including synonyms like nightmarish or alarming, plus the exact meaning.
Bloodcurdling in a sentence
Bloodcurdling meaning
Causing great horror or terror.
Synonyms of Bloodcurdling
Using Bloodcurdling
- The main meaning on this page is: Causing great horror or terror.
- Useful related words include: hair-raising, nightmarish, alarming.
- In the example corpus, bloodcurdling often appears in combinations such as: of bloodcurdling, heard bloodcurdling.
Context around Bloodcurdling
- Average sentence length in these examples: 26.3 words
- Position in the sentence: 2 start, 5 middle, 0 end
- Sentence types: 6 statements, 1 questions, 0 exclamations
Corpus analysis for Bloodcurdling
- In this selection, "bloodcurdling" usually appears in the middle of the sentence. The average example has 26.3 words, and this corpus slice is mostly made up of statements.
- Around the word, emitting, heard, cocktails, shrieks and screams stand out and add context to how "bloodcurdling" is used.
- Recognizable usage signals include and emitting bloodcurdling shrieks during and exchange of bloodcurdling threats between. That gives this page its own corpus information beyond isolated example sentences.
- By corpus frequency, "bloodcurdling" sits close to words such as aaaaa, aaba and aafc, which helps place it inside the broader word index.
Example types with bloodcurdling
The same corpus examples are grouped by length and sentence type, making it easier to see the contexts in which the word appears:
Some witnesses gave evidence they heard “bloodcurdling screams” in nearby Mosman Park on the night she disappeared. (17 words)
But it’s a bloodcurdling experience watching the older man’s young face slapped onto the younger man’s present-day body. (22 words)
Guests can walk in to get a sip of bloodcurdling cocktails, like the Coco Skeleton, This Is Halloween or The Beetle’s Juice. (23 words)
She will also star in a bloodcurdling, time-twisting horror film about slavery that’s due in theaters August 21. The rest of us are still unpacking what it means to live in a state of unreality. (37 words)
If the Singapore summit hit them in an unexpected place – who knew that, months after the exchange of bloodcurdling threats between Trump and Kim, they’d be shaking hands and making peace? (32 words)
But I cannot scream, because, as I mentioned, it’s midnight and I have a roommate and neighbors, and emitting bloodcurdling shrieks during sleeping hours is generally considered rude. (29 words)
If the Singapore summit hit them in an unexpected place – who knew that, months after the exchange of bloodcurdling threats between Trump and Kim, they’d be shaking hands and making peace? (32 words)
Example sentences (7)
Guests can walk in to get a sip of bloodcurdling cocktails, like the Coco Skeleton, This Is Halloween or The Beetle’s Juice.
But I cannot scream, because, as I mentioned, it’s midnight and I have a roommate and neighbors, and emitting bloodcurdling shrieks during sleeping hours is generally considered rude.
She will also star in a bloodcurdling, time-twisting horror film about slavery that’s due in theaters August 21. The rest of us are still unpacking what it means to live in a state of unreality.
Some witnesses gave evidence they heard “bloodcurdling screams” in nearby Mosman Park on the night she disappeared.
A day earlier, a neighbour heard a bloodcurdling scream and saw Ms Kaur running down her driveway while on fire from the neck down.
But it’s a bloodcurdling experience watching the older man’s young face slapped onto the younger man’s present-day body.
If the Singapore summit hit them in an unexpected place – who knew that, months after the exchange of bloodcurdling threats between Trump and Kim, they’d be shaking hands and making peace?
Common combinations with bloodcurdling
These word pairs occur most frequently in English texts:
- of bloodcurdling 2×
- heard bloodcurdling 2×