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耸听
sǒng​tīng

to shock an audience

Definitions Defs Origin Strokes Stroke Words Sentences Sents
  • 危言耸听 wēi​yán​sǒng​tīng alarmist talk
    to say frightening things on purpose to scare or shock people; to sensationalize; to cry wolf
  • 危辞耸听 wēi​cí​sǒng​tīng to startle with scary stories
    to alarm or startle someone with scary or exaggerated talk