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Definition of alarmingly in English:

alarmingly

adverb əˈlɑːmɪŋliəˈlɑrmɪŋli
  • 1In a worrying or disturbing way.

    all of a sudden, the bell sounds, rather alarmingly
    Example sentencesExamples
    • It will spit alarmingly, so make sure that your arm is well covered.
    • I refer to a karaoke bar alarmingly heard by all neighbors within a mile of its wretched source.
    • It will fizz quite alarmingly, but don't panic.
    • I sat, and the chair groaned alarmingly.
    • The slightest twitch, and the plane banks alarmingly.
    • The piccolo chirped alarmingly.
    • Holding onto the railing tightly, and feeling my heart flutter alarmingly at the unwavering look in his eyes, I stared back.
    • With the cooking oscillating alarmingly, puddings did restore a certain equilibrium.
    • They dance to "Disco Inferno," causing the floor to bounce alarmingly.
    • The side doorbell jangled alarmingly, and Cook was roused from her place by the fire.
    1. 1.1 To a worrying degree.
      during the early 19th century levels of crime rose alarmingly
      as submodifier piling up debt during your college years is alarmingly easy
      Example sentencesExamples
      • The friend is meant to provide a contrast with the ways of a city slicker, though some of his scenes come alarmingly close to condescension.
      • The river was alarmingly full.
      • The number of girls in co-educational schools in the district is alarmingly low.
      • It's a race against time to stabilize their government before public support, which is alarmingly eroding, starts to hemorrhage away altogether.
      • He won't stick around if the results are not going well and his ranking drops so alarmingly that he is no longer seeded at the Grand Slams.
      • The phenomenon of "selling out" has become alarmingly common among today's musicians.
      • Despite the assumed excellence of its educational system, the country has an alarmingly high rate of functional illiteracy.
      • He was a remarkable American poet and writer whose alarmingly chaotic personal life impacted decisively on his work.
      • The only way to get there is by an old bus, along the alarmingly narrow roads that cling to the sides of the mountains.
      • Some of our top models appear so alarmingly undernourished, I always feel like rushing some food and vitamin pills to them.
  • 2sentence adverb Used to express concern over an event or state of affairs.

    another recent attack on biography comes, alarmingly, from a biographer
    Example sentencesExamples
    • Most alarmingly of all, both men appeared to be having an uncontrollable fit of the giggles.
    • Alarmingly, there is only one publication to seriously address this scandal.
    • Alarmingly, a number of jurors made reference specifically to the term "beyond reasonable doubt," which they found "confusing."
    • Most alarmingly, the source of people's information has come under the greatest scrutiny.
    • More alarmingly, the degree and extent of the complicity involved is shredding the credibility of the hierarchy.
    • Alarmingly, there are plenty of forces in place, ready to take advantage.
    • More alarmingly, a broader historical sweep suggests that commodities are in a longer-term upward trend.
    • Alarmingly but not surprisingly, over 80 percent of recent women veterans report experiencing sexual harassment by other military personnel.
    • A trial of a niacin-and-statin combination had to be stopped because the cardiovascular effects were, alarmingly, going in the other direction.
    • Most alarmingly, his wife is contemplating marriage with the family accountant.

Definition of alarmingly in US English:

alarmingly

adverbəˈlärmiNGlēəˈlɑrmɪŋli
  • 1In a worrying or disturbing way.

    all of a sudden, the bell sounds, rather alarmingly
    Example sentencesExamples
    • The side doorbell jangled alarmingly, and Cook was roused from her place by the fire.
    • It will fizz quite alarmingly, but don't panic.
    • It will spit alarmingly, so make sure that your arm is well covered.
    • They dance to "Disco Inferno," causing the floor to bounce alarmingly.
    • With the cooking oscillating alarmingly, puddings did restore a certain equilibrium.
    • The slightest twitch, and the plane banks alarmingly.
    • Holding onto the railing tightly, and feeling my heart flutter alarmingly at the unwavering look in his eyes, I stared back.
    • The piccolo chirped alarmingly.
    • I sat, and the chair groaned alarmingly.
    • I refer to a karaoke bar alarmingly heard by all neighbors within a mile of its wretched source.
    1. 1.1 To a worrying degree.
      during the early 19th century levels of crime rose alarmingly
      as submodifier piling up debt during your college years is alarmingly easy
      Example sentencesExamples
      • The friend is meant to provide a contrast with the ways of a city slicker, though some of his scenes come alarmingly close to condescension.
      • The only way to get there is by an old bus, along the alarmingly narrow roads that cling to the sides of the mountains.
      • The phenomenon of "selling out" has become alarmingly common among today's musicians.
      • The number of girls in co-educational schools in the district is alarmingly low.
      • Despite the assumed excellence of its educational system, the country has an alarmingly high rate of functional illiteracy.
      • It's a race against time to stabilize their government before public support, which is alarmingly eroding, starts to hemorrhage away altogether.
      • He was a remarkable American poet and writer whose alarmingly chaotic personal life impacted decisively on his work.
      • The river was alarmingly full.
      • He won't stick around if the results are not going well and his ranking drops so alarmingly that he is no longer seeded at the Grand Slams.
      • Some of our top models appear so alarmingly undernourished, I always feel like rushing some food and vitamin pills to them.
  • 2sentence adverb Used to express concern over an event or state of affairs.

    another recent attack on biography comes, alarmingly, from a biographer
    Example sentencesExamples
    • Most alarmingly, the source of people's information has come under the greatest scrutiny.
    • Most alarmingly, his wife is contemplating marriage with the family accountant.
    • A trial of a niacin-and-statin combination had to be stopped because the cardiovascular effects were, alarmingly, going in the other direction.
    • More alarmingly, a broader historical sweep suggests that commodities are in a longer-term upward trend.
    • Alarmingly, there is only one publication to seriously address this scandal.
    • Alarmingly, there are plenty of forces in place, ready to take advantage.
    • Most alarmingly of all, both men appeared to be having an uncontrollable fit of the giggles.
    • Alarmingly, a number of jurors made reference specifically to the term "beyond reasonable doubt," which they found "confusing."
    • Alarmingly but not surprisingly, over 80 percent of recent women veterans report experiencing sexual harassment by other military personnel.
    • More alarmingly, the degree and extent of the complicity involved is shredding the credibility of the hierarchy.
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