perilling

Meanings

• meaning 1: a state of danger or risk

  - "The bridge is perilling due to heavy rain."
  - "The company's financial situation is perilling."
  - "The sailor's life was perilling in the stormy sea."

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Rhymes

Words rhyming with perilling
peril , celestial , trial , veil,ails , jails,ails , details , prevails , hails,ails , orails.

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Homophones

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Variants

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peril , periled , periling , perilled , perilling , perils

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Forms

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peril, perilling, perils, perilous.

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Etymology

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From the Old French word 'periller', meaning 'to endanger' or 'to imperil'.

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Related Concepts

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1. Risk: The potential harm or loss that may result from a particular activity or situation. Similar to the term 'perilling', the term 'risk' is often used to describe a state of potential harm or loss.

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Quotes

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1. … she did more harm than all Frederick's diplomacy could repair, and "perilled" her chance of her inheritance like a giddy heedless creature as she was.

   - William Makepeace Thackeray,{it}Vanity Fair{/it},1848

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Culture

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In literature and art, the term 'perilling' has been used to describe a state of danger or risk, often used to create tension or suspense.

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