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3 definitions found From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]: Alarming \A*larm"ing\, a. Exciting, or calculated to excite, alarm; causing apprehension of danger; as an alarming crisis or report. -- A*larm"ing*ly, adv From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]: Alarm \A*larm"\, v. t. [imp. & p. p. {Alarmed}; p. pr & vb n. {Alarming}.] [Alarm, n. Cf F. alarmer.] 1. To call to arms for defense; to give notice to (any one) of approaching danger; to rouse to vigilance and action to put on the alert. 2. To keep in excitement; to disturb. 3. To surprise with apprehension of danger; to fill with anxiety in regard to threatening evil; to excite with sudden fear. Alarmed by rumors of military preparation. --Macaulay. From WordNet r 1.6 [wn]: alarming adj : causing alarm or fear [ant: {unalarming}]
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