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- The biology of our best and worst selves
because in some settings, pulling a trigger is an appalling act;
- Definition summary
- present participle and gerund of appall
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How to pronounce appalling
The biology of our best and worst selves

because in some settings, pulling a trigger is an appalling act;
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Meaning
- [Verb]
- present participle and gerund of appall
- [Adjective]
- Horrifying and astonishing.
- Extremely unfavorable; terrible.
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