appal
[
uh
-
pawl
]
/əˈpɔl/
verb (used with object)
,
appalled,
appalling.
1.
appall
.
Examples from the web for
appal
The confused noise which came from the contending armies were enough to
appal
the stoutest hearts.
British Dictionary definitions for
appal
appal
/
əˈpɔːl
/
verb
-pals,
-palling,
-palled
(
US
)
-palls,
-palling,
-palled
1.
(
transitive
) to fill with horror; shock or dismay
Word Origin
C14: from Old French
appalir
to turn pale