'Electrifying' definitions:
Definition of 'electrifying'
From: WordNet
adjective
Causing a surge of emotion or excitement; "she gave an electrifying performance"; "a thrilling performer to watch" [syn: electrifying, thrilling]
Definition of 'Electrifying'
From: GCIDE
- Electrify \E*lec"tri*fy\, v. t. [imp. & p. p. Electrified; p. pr. & vb. n. Electrifying .] [Electric + -fy.]
- 1. To communicate electricity to; to charge with electricity; as, to electrify a jar. [1913 Webster]
- 2. To cause electricity to pass through; to affect by electricity; to give an electric shock to; as, to electrify a limb, or the body. [1913 Webster]
- 3. To excite suddenly and violently, esp. by something highly delightful or inspiriting; to thrill; as, this patriotic sentiment electrified the audience. [1913 Webster]
- If the sovereign were now to immure a subject in defiance of the writ of habeas corpus . . . the whole nation would be instantly electrified by the news. --Macaulay. [1913 Webster]
- Try whether she could electrify Mr. Grandcourt by mentioning it to him at table. --G. Eliot. [1913 Webster]
- 4. To equip for employment of electric power; to modify (a device) so that it uses electrical power as the main source of energy; as, to electrify a railroad. [Webster 1913 Suppl. +PJC]
Synonyms of 'electrifying'
From: Moby Thesaurus
- abrupt,
- astonishing,
- battery-powered,
- dynamoelectric,
- electric,
- electric-powered,
- electrified,
- electrochemical,
- electrodynamic,
- electrokinetic,
- electromechanical,
- electrometric,
- electromotive,
- electropneumatic,
- electrostatic,
- electrothermal,
- galvanic,
- galvanometric,
- hasty,
- headlong,
- hydroelectric,
- impetuous,
- impulsive,
- jarring,
- jolting,
- nerve-shattering,
- photoelectric,
- piezoelectric,
- precipitant,
- precipitate,
- precipitous,
- quick,
- shocking,
- speedy,
- staggering,
- startling,
- static,
- stunning,
- sudden,
- surprising,
- swift,
- unanticipated,
- unexpected,
- unforeseen,
- unlooked-for,
- unpredicted,
- voltaic