as in scaring
to strike with fear
thunderstorms terrorize our cats, who all scamper downstairs when lightning flashes
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Recent Examples of terrorizing
In Season 1, Wednesday worked to master her emerging psychic abilities while tracking down a monster terrorizing the local town.
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Selome Hailu, Variety, 4 Dec. 2024
This could be your most exciting Thanksgiving yet with plenty of drama and maybe even a rogue murderer terrorizing the town during the celebrations.
—EW.com, 27 Nov. 2024
The Lacey storyline, specifically for me, it’s been really good to see, to see that Sir was lurking around and terrorizing this young girl.
—Katie Campione, Deadline, 21 Nov. 2024
My affinity for the monitoring devices stems from watching TikTok videos of the most miniature and innocuous of pets terrorizing delivery people.
—Christiaan Hetzner, Fortune, 21 Oct. 2024
In 1898, a pair of maneless male lions began terrorizing crews building the Kenya-Uganda Railway, killing and eating dozens of men over a span of about nine months.
—Sarah Kuta, Smithsonian Magazine, 15 Oct. 2024
According to Clayton, teenagers were terrorizing the state without fear of consequences.
—ProPublica, 3 Oct. 2024
Selome Hailu, Variety, 4 Dec. 2024
This could be your most exciting Thanksgiving yet with plenty of drama and maybe even a rogue murderer terrorizing the town during the celebrations.
—EW.com, 27 Nov. 2024
The Lacey storyline, specifically for me, it’s been really good to see, to see that Sir was lurking around and terrorizing this young girl.
—Katie Campione, Deadline, 21 Nov. 2024
My affinity for the monitoring devices stems from watching TikTok videos of the most miniature and innocuous of pets terrorizing delivery people.
—Christiaan Hetzner, Fortune, 21 Oct. 2024
In 1898, a pair of maneless male lions began terrorizing crews building the Kenya-Uganda Railway, killing and eating dozens of men over a span of about nine months.
—Sarah Kuta, Smithsonian Magazine, 15 Oct. 2024
According to Clayton, teenagers were terrorizing the state without fear of consequences.
—ProPublica, 3 Oct. 2024
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“Terrorizing.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/terrorizing. Accessed 22 Dec. 2024.
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