“Terrorizing” or “Terrorising”—What's the difference?

Usage by country

Where each spelling is used

Of the 12 countries below, 3 prefer “terrorizing” and 5 prefer “terrorising”. Usage levels are out of 100; the more common spelling in each country is in bold.

Usage level out of 100 (if available).
Country	terrorizing	terrorising	Preference
United States	92	8	“terrorizing”
United Kingdom	19	81	“terrorising”
India	36	64	“terrorising”
Philippines	100	0	“terrorizing”
Canada	87	13	“terrorizing”
Australia	31	69	“terrorising”
Liberia	0	0	Not enough data
Ireland	32	68	“terrorising”
New Zealand	18	82	“terrorising”
Jamaica	0	0	Not enough data
Trinidad & Tobago	0	0	Not enough data
Guyana	0	0	Not enough data

Usage

Examples in context

Real sentences for each spelling. Hover an example to copy it.

“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".

“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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