Horrified
['hɒrɪfaɪd]
Definition
(imp. & p. p.) of Horrify
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Examples
- He amazed and horrified his five companions by demanding ordinary food and refusing to continue his self-mortifications. H. G. Wells. The Outline of History_Being a Plain History of Life and Mankind.
- They had proceeded but a short distance when a backward glance revealed to the horrified gaze of Mr. Philander that the lion was following them. Edgar Rice Burroughs. Tarzan of the Apes.
- She caught the meaning of my words, and the cruelty of her answering smile horrified me. Edgar Rice Burroughs. The Gods of Mars.
- And yet, now, every day, the great red-hot stroke of horrified fear through the bowels of the son struck a further inflammation. D. H. Lawrence. Women in Love .
- He knew that this would be too much for him, to have to face nights of sleeplessness and of horrified watching the hours. D. H. Lawrence. Women in Love .
- Her eyes were widespread in an expression of horrified anticipation and fixed directly upon me as I came in sight above the edge of the deck. Edgar Rice Burroughs. The Gods of Mars.
- I was horrified by my first glimpse of Holmes next morning, for he sat by the fire holding his tiny hypodermic syringe. Arthur Conan Doyle. The Return of Sherlock Holmes.
- You are horrified? Edith Wharton. The Age of Innocence.
- I found him safe and well, but horrified beyond expression by the dreadful deed he had witnessed. Arthur Conan Doyle. The Return of Sherlock Holmes.
- Don't look so horrified. Charles Dickens. A Tale of Two Cities.
- For a moment there was no reply, and Tarzan added a few more ounces of pressure, which elicited a horrified shriek of pain from the great beast. Edgar Rice Burroughs. Tarzan of the Apes.
- Don't be horrified, ladies, every boy at a public school has done it. William Makepeace Thackeray. Vanity Fair.
- The filmy look and the fixed expression of them horrified me. Wilkie Collins. The Moonstone.
- Jane turned in horrified surprise toward Tarzan. Edgar Rice Burroughs. Tarzan of the Apes.
- I attempted to spring to my feet but was horrified to discover that my muscles refused to respond to my will. Edgar Rice Burroughs. A Princess of Mars.
- He would have liked to cry aloud to Gerald, so that his son should be horrified out of his composure. D. H. Lawrence. Women in Love .
- Horrified by what she had done, she rushed wildly away from the scene of the tragedy. Arthur Conan Doyle. The Return of Sherlock Holmes.
- For this reason I came quite close to the cause of the disturbance before the scene broke upon my horrified gaze. Edgar Rice Burroughs. The Gods of Mars.
- She was in reality terrified, horrified in her apprehension of people. D. H. Lawrence. Women in Love .
- A short run down the road brought her to a horrified stand, for there before her was another wall of flame. Edgar Rice Burroughs. Tarzan of the Apes.
- This information astonished and horrified the Major not a little. William Makepeace Thackeray. Vanity Fair.
- With a horrified scream the poor woman rose to her hands and knees, and in this position scurried across the room, shrieking: O Gaberelle! Edgar Rice Burroughs. Tarzan of the Apes.
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