All 3 Uses of
intimidate
in
Harry Potter (#6) and the Half-Blood Prince
- Half of Gryffindor House seemed to have turned up, from first years who were nervously clutching a selection of the dreadful old school brooms, to seventh years who towered over the rest, looking coolly intimidating.†
Chpt 11
- Professor McGonagall did not invite confidences; Dumbledore, though in many ways more intimidating, still seemed less likely to scorn a theory, however wild.†
Chpt 12 *
- The run-up to this crucial match had all the usual features: members of rival Houses attempting to intimidate opposing teams in the corridors; unpleasant chants about individual players being rehearsed loudly as they passed; the team members themselves either swaggering around enjoying all the attention or else dashing into bathrooms between classes to throw up.†
Chpt 24
Definition:
-
(intimidate) make fearful of inadequacy
or:
threaten