All 3 Uses of
ominous
in
The War of the Worlds
- Now at the time we could not understand these things, but later I was to learn the meaning of these ominous kopjes that gathered in the twilight.†
Chpt 1.15 *
- In spite of the throbbing exertions of the engines of the little paddle-boat, and the pouring foam that her wheels flung behind her, she receded with terrifying slowness from this ominous advance.†
Chpt 1.17
- I came into Oxford Street by the Marble Arch, and here again were black powder and several bodies, and an evil, ominous smell from the gratings of the cellars of some of the houses.†
Chpt 2.8
Definition:
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(ominous) threatening (suggestive of, or foreshadowing bad things to come)