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electrifying

electrifying is the present participle and gerund of electrify.

Adjective

electrifying (comparative more electrifying, superlative most electrifying)

  1. That electrifies.
  2. Thrilling or startling.
    • The effect on the company of this wholly unexpected act of grace - largesse of beer from a curate - was electrifying.1913, Norman Lindsay, A Curate in Bohemia, Sydney: N.S.W. Bookstall Co., published 1932, page 18
    • The speech might have been electrifying close up, Mr. Conley said, but people near him drifted away before it finished.2013 June 18, Alison Smale, “Reception for Obama Is More Sober Than in 2008”, in New York Times

Meaning of electrify

Verb

electrify (third-person singular simple present electrifies, present participle electrifying, simple past and past participle electrified)

  1. (transitive) To supply electricity to; to charge with electricity.
    • to electrify a cable
  2. (transitive) To cause electricity to pass through; to affect by electricity; to give an electric shock to.
    • to electrify a limb, or the body
  3. (transitive) To adapt (a home, farm, village, city, industry, vehicle, railroad) for electric power.
    • And I want to get different kinds of sound. I want to electrify myself a bit. I got a phase shifter for my guitar, and I've been playing with a drum machine.1986, Bernard Brannner, quoting Blackberri, “Blackberri: Singing for Our Lives”, in Joseph Beam, editor, In The Life: A Black Gay Anthology, page 180
  4. (transitive) To strongly excite, especially by something delightful or inspiring; to thrill.
    • Her performance in the play electrified the audience.
  5. (intransitive) To make electric.

Forms of electrifying

comparativemore electrifying
superlativemost electrifying

Words formed from electrifying

Questions about electrifying

What does electrifying mean?
Electrifying means that electrifies.
What is electrifying the present participle and gerund of?
Electrifying is the present participle and gerund of electrify.
What part of speech is electrifying?
Electrifying is an adjective.

Words near electrifying in the dictionary

  1. electrified
  2. electrifier
  3. electrifiers
  4. electrifies
  5. electrify
  6. electrifying
  7. electrifyingly
  8. electrine
  9. electrino
  10. electrinos
  11. electrion

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