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terrorizing

terrorizing is the present participle and gerund of terrorize.

Meaning of terrorize

Verb

terrorize (third-person singular simple present terrorizes, present participle terrorizing, simple past and past participle terrorized)

  1. (British, English, Oxford, US, transitive) To fill (someone) with terror; to terrify.
    • terrorize the population
    Synonyms:
    petrify, terrify
  2. (British, English, Oxford, US, transitive) To coerce (someone) by using threats or violence.
    Synonyms:
    bully, hector

Questions about terrorizing

What is terrorizing the present participle and gerund of?
Terrorizing is the present participle and gerund of terrorize.

Words near terrorizing in the dictionary

  1. terrorizee
  2. terrorizees
  3. terrorizer
  4. terrorizers
  5. terrorizes
  6. terrorizing
  7. terrorless
  8. terrorlessness
  9. terrormonger
  10. terrormongers
  11. terrors

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