Get to know Terrify better with 10+ real example sentences, the meaning and synonyms like terrorize or terrorise.
Terrify meaning
- To frighten greatly; to fill with terror.
- To menace or intimidate.
- To make terrible.
Using Terrify
- The main meaning on this page is: To frighten greatly; to fill with terror. | To menace or intimidate. | To make terrible.
- Useful related words include: terrorize, terrorise, frighten, fright.
- In the example corpus, terrify often appears in combinations such as: to terrify, terrify you, should terrify.
Context around Terrify
- Average sentence length in these examples: 23.1 words
- Position in the sentence: 3 start, 5 middle, 12 end
- Sentence types: 19 statements, 1 questions, 0 exclamations
Corpus analysis for Terrify
- In this selection, "terrify" usually appears near the end of the sentence. The average example has 23.1 words, and this corpus slice is mostly made up of statements.
- Around the word, elephant, now, jeff, democrats and small stand out and add context to how "terrify" is used.
- Recognizable usage signals include an elephant terrify her and article both terrify me and. That gives this page its own corpus information beyond isolated example sentences.
- By corpus frequency, "terrify" sits close to words such as abadi, acidification and acker, which helps place it inside the broader word index.
Example types with terrify
The same corpus examples are grouped by length and sentence type, making it easier to see the contexts in which the word appears:
They don’t terrify Him. (5 words)
It might terrify small children. (5 words)
But it may not terrify you. (6 words)
Seen through the conspiracist filter, by forcing us to wear masks, by closing bars and isolating the frail elderly, by trying to terrify us over, as they see it, a dose of flu, or by microwaving us with 5G, the secret elite has shown its hand. (46 words)
But, when Eggers reached out to offer him an audition for the leading vampire, the actor’s luck turned around, and he’ll now terrify and delight audiences in the film when it arrives in cinemas on December 25. (39 words)
My favorite picture books are the ones that include the whimsy of imaginative storytelling with the information children need to understand what is happening to their planet — all in ways that empower rather than terrify. (35 words)
A well funded but secretive PR campaign steals the very device from my mohel and claims to want to terrify Jeff Bezos? (22 words)
Example sentences (20)
My favorite picture books are the ones that include the whimsy of imaginative storytelling with the information children need to understand what is happening to their planet — all in ways that empower rather than terrify.
The sweeping nature of the Israeli government’s order and the impossibility of safe compliance raise concerns that the purpose is not to protect civilians, but rather to terrify them into leaving their homes.
They don’t terrify Him.
Back in Thalgaswewa, Ms Malkandi says the chances of another encounter with an elephant terrify her.
But it may not terrify you.
But, when Eggers reached out to offer him an audition for the leading vampire, the actor’s luck turned around, and he’ll now terrify and delight audiences in the film when it arrives in cinemas on December 25.
Instead, Ko manages to terrify us using suspense and dread, built on the intimacy and psychological terror of the heroine.
The Democratic Party is full of younger potential presidential candidates who terrify the Trump campaign.
The reasons and consequences, so plainly stated in Malcolm Knox’s article, both terrify me and break my heart.
Wesley Earl, head of marketing and brand at Zip World, said: "Ffear Fforest is more than just an adventure; it's an immersive experience designed to thrill and terrify.
A well funded but secretive PR campaign steals the very device from my mohel and claims to want to terrify Jeff Bezos?
But these business-type crimes don’t terrify, and they do not qualify in our definition of street crime as street assaults, rapes, muggings, shootings, as well as home burglaries.
Clearly, there has been some movement by working class minority voters (Black and, especially, Latino voters) towards the Republicans, and this should terrify Democrats.
It might terrify small children.
Mastering a scare is something that only the most gifted of directors can manage, and there are a lot of films out that that fall very short when trying to terrify their audience.
Not only that, but they terrify you in your sleep because it’s the sole thing that keeps their economy going.
Seen through the conspiracist filter, by forcing us to wear masks, by closing bars and isolating the frail elderly, by trying to terrify us over, as they see it, a dose of flu, or by microwaving us with 5G, the secret elite has shown its hand.
This film features magnificent creature effects and fantastic performances, and it will terrify you and absolutely break your heart.
And the thought of one or both of China and Russia using Iran as a sharp pointy cyber stick to attack the West without direct attribution should terrify us all.
Even if you’ve never heard of Edward French, his should terrify you.
Common combinations with terrify
These word pairs occur most frequently in English texts:
- to terrify 8×
- terrify you 5×
- should terrify 4×
- terrify and 3×
- terrify us 3×
- terrify me 3×
- terrify people 3×
- terrify them 2×
- don terrify 2×
- not terrify 2×