echo ominously

Frequency: 5.81.5 per million words

Used when a sound repeats in a way that seems threatening or foreboding.

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Examples (10)

  • A distant, guttural growl began to echo ominously through the dark cavern.
  • The old clock's chimes seemed to echo ominously in the empty mansion.
  • His threat to unleash the creatures continued to echo ominously in their minds.
  • Every creak of the floorboards would echo ominously in the dead of night.
  • The sound of the closing door began to echo ominously down the deserted hallway.
  • A sudden, chilling whisper seemed to echo ominously from the depths of the well.
  • The empty stadium allowed even a dropped pin to echo ominously through the stands.
  • Her laughter, once joyful, now only served to echo ominously in the lonely halls.
  • The dire warning from the ancient prophecy began to echo ominously among the villagers.
  • As the storm approached, the distant thunder started to echo ominously across the valley.