What part of speech is horrifying?

Horrifying can be categorized as a verb and an adjective.

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Parts of speech

  • 1. horrifying is a verb, gerund of horrify (infinitive).
  • 2. horrifying is an adjective.

Inflections

Verb

Adjective

  • Positive
    Comparative
    Superlative
  • more horrifying
    most horrifying
  • Positive: horrifying 
  • Comparative: more horrifying
  • Superlative: most horrifying

Adjective to adverb

What does horrifying mean?

Definitions

Adjective

horrifying - provoking horror; "an atrocious automobile accident"; "a frightful crime of decapitation"; "an alarming, even horrifying, picture"; "war is beyond all words horrible"- Winston Churchill; "an ugly wound"

Verb

horrify - fill with apprehension or alarm; cause to be unpleasantly surprised; "I was horrified at the thought of being late for my interview"; "The news of the executions horrified us"

Examples of horrifying

#   Sentence  
1. adj. An alarming, even horrifying, picture.
2. adj. The horrifying added factor is the high birth rate.
3. adj. The debate has been interesting, confusing, and sometimes horrifying.
4. adj. The scene of the car accident was a horrifying sight.
5. adj. In a horrifying chain of events, Christopher Columbus once bit his own lip.
6. adj. It was horrifying.
7. adj. It is horrifying that we have to fight our own government to save the environment.
8. adj. That's funny and horrifying at the same time.
9. adj. That's a horrifying thought.
10. adj. Tom liked to watch horrifying videos of children being raped.
11. adj. Their news was horrifying.
12. adj. Fadil started to hear horrifying sounds coming from his room.
13. adj. Sami had a horrifying secret.
14. adj. The horrifying exploitation of indigenous peoples in English colonies can be compared to the most true form of slavery.
15. adj. Layla saw something horrifying.
16. verb The announcement was intended to horrify the audience.
17. verb The announcement was intended to horrify the audience.
Sentence  
adj.
An alarming, even horrifying, picture.
The horrifying added factor is the high birth rate.
The debate has been interesting, confusing, and sometimes horrifying.
The scene of the car accident was a horrifying sight.
In a horrifying chain of events, Christopher Columbus once bit his own lip.
It was horrifying.
It is horrifying that we have to fight our own government to save the environment.
That's funny and horrifying at the same time.
That's a horrifying thought.
Tom liked to watch horrifying videos of children being raped.
Their news was horrifying.
Fadil started to hear horrifying sounds coming from his room.
Sami had a horrifying secret.
The horrifying exploitation of indigenous peoples in English colonies can be compared to the most true form of slavery.
Layla saw something horrifying.
verb
The announcement was intended to horrify the audience.
The announcement was intended to horrify the audience.

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