[f. as prec. + -ING2.] That electrifies.
1820. J. Scott, in Lond. Mag., Jan., 17/1. Vivid, searching, electrifying language.
1834. Campbell, Life Mrs. Siddons, II. xiii. 393. She put the question to him, ‘But will it wash?’ in a manner so electrifying as to make the poor shopman start back from his counter.
