hover menacingly
Frequency: 5.04.5 per million words
To linger in a threatening or dangerous way.
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Examples (20)
- Black clouds were hovering menacingly on the horizon.
- The dark clouds began to hover menacingly over the small town.
- A dark figure hovered menacingly near the alley entrance.
- A large hawk hovered menacingly above the rabbit in the field.
- The hawk hovered menacingly above its unsuspecting prey.
- The police helicopter hovered menacingly overhead, shining its spotlight.
- Political uncertainty continues to hover menacingly over the region.
- She felt an unseen presence hovering menacingly in the shadows.
- With no apology offered, an awkward silence hovered menacingly between them.
- The drone hovered menacingly near the window, recording everything.
- The helicopter hovered menacingly over the protest crowd.
- His boss seemed to hover menacingly behind his desk during the meeting.
- Shadows began to hover menacingly as night fell.
- The storm clouds hovered menacingly, threatening to unleash heavy rain.
- He felt a presence hovering menacingly behind him.
- A suspicious car has been hovering menacingly outside the building for an hour.
- The threat of recession has been hovering menacingly for months.
- They watched as the unidentified object hovered menacingly in the sky.
- A large, dark bird hovered menacingly above the shipwreck.
- The bully would often hover menacingly near the younger students.