耸听 sǒngtīng to shock an audience Origin Definitions Defs Strokes Stroke Words Sentences Sents 危言耸听 wēiyánsǒngtīng alarmist talk to say frightening things on purpose to scare or shock people; to sensationalize; to cry wolf危辞耸听 wēicísǒngtīng to startle with scary stories to alarm or startle someone with scary or exaggerated talk