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Definition of blood-curdling adjective from the Oxford Advanced Learner's Dictionary

blood-curdling

adjective
 
/ˈblʌd kɜːdlɪŋ/
 
/ˈblʌd kɜːrdlɪŋ/
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  1. (of a sound or a story) filling you with horror; extremely frightening
    • a blood-curdling scream/story
    Oxford Collocations DictionaryBlood-curdling is used with these nouns:
    • shriek
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