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“Terrorizing” or “Terrorising”

Language

Terrorizing and terrorising are both English terms.

Usage

Terrorizing is predominantly used in 🇺🇸 American (US) English (en-US) while terrorising is predominantly used in 🇬🇧 British English (used in UK/AU/NZ) (en-GB).

In terms of actual appearance and usage, here's a breakdown by country, with usage level out of 100 (if available) 👇:

Term US UK India Philippines Canada Australia Liberia Ireland New Zealand Jamaica Trinidad & Tobago Guyana
terrorizing 92 19 36 100 87 31 0 32 18 0 0 0
terrorising 8 81 64 0 13 69 0 68 82 0 0 0

  • In the United States, there is a preference for "terrorizing" over "terrorising" (92 to 8).
  • In the United Kingdom, there is a 81 to 19 preference for "terrorising" over "terrorizing".
  • In India, there is a 64 to 36 preference for "terrorising" over "terrorizing".
  • In the Philippines, there is a preference for "terrorizing" over "terrorising" (100 to 0).
  • In Canada, there is a preference for "terrorizing" over "terrorising" (87 to 13).
  • In Australia, there is a 69 to 31 preference for "terrorising" over "terrorizing".
  • In Liberia, there is not enough data to determine a preference between "terrorizing" and "terrorising".
  • In Ireland, there is a 68 to 32 preference for "terrorising" over "terrorizing".
  • In New Zealand, there is a 82 to 18 preference for "terrorising" over "terrorizing".
  • In Jamaica, there is not enough data to determine a preference between "terrorizing" and "terrorising".
  • In Trinidad & Tobago, there is not enough data to determine a preference between "terrorizing" and "terrorising".
  • In Guyana, there is not enough data to determine a preference between "terrorizing" and "terrorising".
Examples

Below, we provide some examples of when to use terrorizing or terrorising with sample sentences.

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Examples in Context

Examples of “terrorizing”

  • charged with three counts of terrorizing stemming from an incident in
  • country for some time, accidentally terrorizing the local citizens, until he
  • priest (played by Craig Wasson) terrorizing families, a college student with
  • group of monkeys have been terrorizing the area.
  • heads to a nearby farm, terrorizing the animals.
  • spanking), but some traditions keep terrorizing pledges over a long period,
  • a being whose minions are terrorizing a local town.
  • informs Ja'far of a thief terrorizing the populace.
  • held Sarajevo in limbo by terrorizing its population by shelling and
  • Kiernan in-absentia for "prosecuting and terrorizing the Cambodian resistance patriots".

Examples of “terrorising”

  • of cattle raids going on, terrorising the civilian population and killing
  • hounds and a giant skate terrorising a man.
  • of X Robots which are terrorising cities and begins rebuilding Dr.X
  • on Phil for this rejection, terrorising him with letters, implying he
  • Felix's death and she starts terrorising them.
  • vandalising property, stealing fuel, and terrorising the population.
  • which disrupt the hospital by terrorising patients and staff.
  • under a Douglas had been terrorising the neighbourhood.
  • in para-military uniforms has been terrorising whole communities' and called for
  • Hind helicopter gun ships were terrorising villagers in Angola.


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