alarming
US /əˈlɑ:rmɪŋ/
・UK /əˈlɑ:mɪŋ/
A2
adj.AdjectiveMaking you feel worried or frightened
The price of gas is going up at an alarming rate
v.t.Transitive VerbTo make someone unpleasantly surprised
She shouted so loud, alarming her neighbors.
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What Are The Fattest Countries In The World?
- and sadly it is also known for having an alarming 32% of children in the obese category.
and sadly it is also known for having an alarming 32% of children in the obese category.
- sadly, it is also known for having an alarming 32% of children in the obese category.
sadly, it is also known for having an alarming 32% of children in the obese category.
Why More Young People Are Getting Cancer | Business Insider Explains | Insider News
- What is really alarming oncologists is this sharp rise in cancer incidence among young people.
What is really alarming oncologists is this sharp rise in cancer incidence among young people.
- Of course it's alarming, but the whole cancer community is rallying around this and is starting to pour investment and attention into this area to try and work out what's going on.
Of course it's alarming, but the whole cancer community is rallying around this and is starting to pour investment and attention into this area to try and work out what's going on.
The Vajont Dam Disaster | A Short Documentary | Fascinating Horror
- The resultant wave did not overtop the dam, but was alarming enough to prompt the Adriatic Electric Company to carry out more research.
The resultant wave did not overtop the dam, but was alarming enough to prompt the Adriatic Electric Company to carry out more research.
- but was alarming enough to prompt the Adriatic Electric Company to carry out more research.
but was alarming enough to prompt the Adriatic Electric Company to carry out more research.
Anne-Marie Imafidon: The former child genius reshaping the world of tech | BBC Ideas
- And as someone who's always been in technical spaces but never been in female-majority technical spaces, it was quite alarming for me, quite life-affirming as well.
And as someone who's always been in technical spaces but never been in female-majority technical spaces, it was quite alarming for me, quite life-affirming as well.
- And as someone that's always been in technical spaces but never been in female-majority technical spaces, it was quite alarming for me, quite like affirming as well that, "Wow, I didn't even know I was in this minority." It's almost like X-Men.
And as someone that's always been in technical spaces but never been in female-majority technical spaces, it was quite alarming for me, quite like affirming as well that, "Wow, I didn't even know I was in this minority." It's almost like X-Men.
A Christmas Carol by Charles Dickens Full Audiobook with Subtitles and Chapters
- and this is twelve at noon." The idea being an alarming one, he scrambled out of bed and groped his way to the window.
and this is twelve at noon." The idea being an alarming one, he scrambled out of bed and groped his way to the window.
- The idea being an alarming one, he scrambled out of bed, and groped his way to the window.
The idea being an alarming one, he scrambled out of bed, and groped his way to the window.
Workplace English
- I expected a bit of a slowdown after the peak, but this sharp fall is a bit alarming.
I expected a bit of a slowdown after the peak, but this sharp fall is a bit alarming.
- I expected a bit of a slowdown after the peak, but this sharp fall is a bit alarming.
I expected a bit of a slowdown after the peak, but this sharp fall is a bit alarming.
10 Songs That Got Banned for Being Too Disturbing
- Killing in the Name – Rage Against the Machine Rather than being particularly alarming in terms of content, this song had listeners clutching their pearls due to its profanity.
Killing in the Name – Rage Against the Machine Rather than being particularly alarming in terms of content, this song had listeners clutching their pearls due to its profanity.
- Rather than being particularly alarming in terms of content, this song had listeners clutching their pearls due to its profanity.
Rather than being particularly alarming in terms of content, this song had listeners clutching their pearls due to its profanity.
Employee or the boss? More Republicans 'nervous' about Trump's 'hatchet man' Musk
- You said the CIA cutbacks in particular, the buyouts for all these CIA agents is particularly alarming.
You said the CIA cutbacks in particular, the buyouts for all these CIA agents is particularly alarming.
- It is alarming because it came right on the same day as this announcement the president made about Gaza.
It is alarming because it came right on the same day as this announcement the president made about Gaza.
ABC World News Tonight with David Muir Full Broadcast - July 1, 2025
- Charlie Gibson are here. You won't want to miss this and the alarming images tonight. A passenger has been arrested for allegedly attacking another passenger on this flight. The other passengers trapped, forced to witness the chaos in a moment here.
Charlie Gibson are here. You won't want to miss this and the alarming images tonight. A passenger has been arrested for allegedly attacking another passenger on this flight. The other passengers trapped, forced to witness the chaos in a moment here.
- And the alarming images tonight.
And the alarming images tonight.
Empty Chair Therapy: Heal Your Past, Improve Your Future
- There can be ways of speaking without shouting, of saying no without being alarming, of standing up for ourselves without coming across as entitled or unworthy.
There can be ways of speaking without shouting, of saying no without being alarming, of standing up for ourselves without coming across as entitled or unworthy.
- There can be ways of speaking without shouting, of saying no without being alarming, of standing up for ourselves without coming across as entitled or unworthy.
There can be ways of speaking without shouting, of saying no without being alarming, of standing up for ourselves without coming across as entitled or unworthy.