threatening cloud
Frequency: 4.83.9 per million words
Similar to ominous, suggesting danger or a storm.
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Examples (10)
- A single dark, threatening cloud loomed over the mountains, promising a severe storm.
- The sailors hurried back to port when they saw the threatening clouds gathering on the horizon.
- A threatening cloud of war has been hanging over the region for months.
- Despite the good news, a threatening cloud of recession still worries economists.
- We cancelled the picnic because of the threatening clouds that filled the sky.
- A threatening cloud of suspicion fell upon him after the incident.
- The sky transformed from a clear blue to a canvas of dark, threatening clouds within minutes.
- After the argument, a threatening cloud of silence descended upon the room.
- The forecast predicts that threatening clouds will move into the area by evening.
- He could feel a threatening cloud of unknown danger approaching as he walked down the dark alley.