bloodcurdling

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bloodcurdling - Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48 :

  bloodcurdling \blood"curd*ling\ adj.
     causing sudden intense fear due to an apprehension of
     imminent bodily harm, to oneself or others. Awakened by a
     bloodcurdling scream from right outside her window
  
     Syn: hair-raising, nightmarish.
          [WordNet 1.5]

bloodcurdling - WordNet (r) 2.1 (2005) :

  bloodcurdling
      adj 1: extremely alarming [syn: bloodcurdling, hair-raising,
             nightmarish]