verb
- present participle of terrorise; causing extreme fear or anxiety in someone
Usage: British spelling
Examples
- The bully was terrorising younger students in the hallway.
- Wild animals have been terrorising the village for weeks.
- She accused her neighbor of terrorising her family with loud music.
- The gang was terrorising local shopkeepers for protection money.
- Stop terrorising your little sister with those scary stories.
- The dictator’s forces were terrorising innocent civilians.