slightly menacing
Frequency: 7.010.1 per million words
To a small, barely noticeable degree.
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Examples (10)
- The old house looked slightly menacing in the dim twilight.
- His smile was slightly menacing, hinting at an unspoken threat.
- She found the abandoned playground slightly menacing as dusk fell.
- The dog's low growl was slightly menacing to anyone approaching its territory.
- There was a slightly menacing quality to his silence.
- The dark clouds on the horizon appeared slightly menacing, promising a storm.
- His tone became slightly menacing when he spoke about their rivals.
- The shadow cast by the ancient statue seemed slightly menacing.
- He gave her a slightly menacing look when she questioned his authority.
- The distant siren had a slightly menacing sound in the quiet night.