sǒng
rán

literary
adjective

Meaning of 悚然

悚然 means terrified; horror-stricken; showing fear. Pronounced sǒng rán.

  • terrified; horror-stricken; showing fear

Definitions & Examples

Tīng
dào
zhè
de
shi
 
zhòng
rén
sǒng
rán
 

Hearing this terrifying story, everyone was horror-stricken.

Shēn
xíng
zǒu
zài
 
jīn
gǎn
dào
zhèn
sǒng
rán
 

Walking alone in the cemetery late at night, he couldn't help feeling a wave of terror.

máo
sǒng
rán

to make one's hair stand on end; to be bloodcurdling