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adrenalising

adrenalising is the present participle and gerund of adrenalise.

Meaning of adrenalise

Verb

adrenalise (third-person singular simple present adrenalises, present participle adrenalising, simple past and past participle adrenalised)

  1. (UK, intransitive, transitive) To render frightening or thrilling, such as to stimulate the production of adrenalin.
    • It was the only thing open. By the time I got there I realised I was so adrenalised by Adrian's call that I wouldn't be able to sleep.2005, Sean Dooley, The Big Twitch, Sydney: Allen and Unwin, page 258

Questions about adrenalising

What is adrenalising the present participle and gerund of?
Adrenalising is the present participle and gerund of adrenalise.

Words near adrenalising in the dictionary

  1. adrenalins
  2. adrenalisation
  3. adrenalise
  4. adrenalised
  5. adrenalises
  6. adrenalising
  7. adrenalism
  8. adrenalitis
  9. adrenalization
  10. adrenalize
  11. adrenalized

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