All 6 Uses of
ominous
in
Harry Potter (#7) and the Deathly Hallows
- Harry saw the Death Eaters swerve out of sight to avoid the deadly trail of flame, and at the same time felt the sidecar sway ominously: Its metal connections to the bike had splintered with the force of acceleration.†
Chpt 4
- The presence of the Death Eaters outside increased the ominous mood inside number twelve.
Chpt 11 *ominous = threatening or foreshadowing evil or ill fortune
- All of them looked upward in time to see the crystal chandelier tremble; then, with a creak and an ominous jingling, it began to fall.
Chpt 23ominous = threatening (suggestive of, or foreshadowing bad things to come)
- Harry had an ominous feeling now; he wondered whether Bill guessed more than he was letting on.
Chpt 25
- repeated Aberforth ominously.†
Chpt 29
- The twig flew up from the ground, spun through the air as if caught by a gust of wind, then zoomed directly at the trunk through the Willow's ominously swaying branches.†
Chpt 32
Definition:
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(ominous) threatening (suggestive of, or foreshadowing bad things to come)