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present participle of scarify
Synonyms & Antonyms of scarifying
to strike with fear
- that foolish woman would be scarified by a mouse
Synonyms for scarifying
- affrighting,
- alarming
- (also alaruming),
- frightening,
- frighting,
- horrifying,
- panicking,
- scaring,
- shocking,
- spooking,
- startling,
- terrifying,
- terrorizing
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“Scarifying.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/scarifying. Accessed 20 Jan. 2022.
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