with menace
Frequency: 6.47.9 per million words
Indicates that an action is performed in a threatening manner.
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Examples (10)
- He spoke with a certain menace in his voice, making everyone uneasy.
- The character's eyes glittered with cold menace, promising trouble.
- She approached the door with quiet menace, her intentions unclear.
- The bully's laugh was edged with genuine menace.
- He pointed the accusation at them with undisguised menace.
- The air in the room was thick with unspoken menace.
- The warning was delivered with chilling menace.
- A dog's growl can be heard with clear menace when it feels threatened.
- The villain smiled with a sinister menace before revealing his plan.
- His posture conveyed a subtle menace, even without words.