faintly menacing

Frequency: 4.00.8 per million words

seeming subtly threatening

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Examples (20)

  • The stranger's smile was faintly menacing in the dim light.
  • She had a faintly menacing manner.
  • There was something faintly menacing about his tone of voice.
  • The shadow in the corner looked faintly menacing.
  • The shadow cast by the old oak tree looked faintly menacing at dusk.
  • His smile was faintly menacing, hinting at trouble.
  • Her expression remained faintly menacing throughout the conversation.
  • There was a faintly menacing undertone to his voice.
  • The silence in the empty house felt faintly menacing to the visitors.
  • The abandoned house appeared faintly menacing in the twilight.
  • His calm demeanor was faintly menacing despite his polite words.
  • Despite her calm demeanor, her eyes held a faintly menacing glint.
  • The storm clouds gathering overhead appeared faintly menacing.
  • The distant rumble of thunder sounded faintly menacing.
  • There was a faintly menacing quality to the way he watched us.
  • He issued a faintly menacing warning to his rivals.
  • The old mansion had a faintly menacing atmosphere after dark.
  • The artist's latest sculpture possessed a faintly menacing quality.
  • Even his laughter sounded faintly menacing to our ears.
  • A faintly menacing silence filled the room after his remark.