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1. peril
noun. ['ˈpɛrəl'] a source of danger; a possibility of incurring loss or misfortune.
Etymology
- peril (Old French (842-ca. 1400))
- periculum (Latin)
Rhymes with Peril
- sterile
- purile
- ofarrell
- ocarroll
- o'carroll
- apparel
- wehrle
- verrall
- therrell
- there'll
- terrill
- terrell
- terrel
- terral
- sheryl
- sherrell
- sharyl
- meryll
- meryl
- merrill
- merrell
- karel
- jheryl
- jerrell
- jerel
- herrle
- herrell
- harrell
- ferrall
- ferol
How do you pronounce peril?
Pronounce peril as ˈpɛrəl.
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Sentences with peril
1. Noun, singular or mass
Hurricanes, however, may pose a more complicated peril since they often involve wind and flood.
Quotes about peril
1. The world is indeed full of peril, and in it there are many dark places; but still there is much that is fair, and though in all lands love is now mingled with grief, it grows perhaps the greater.
- J.R.R. Tolkien, The Fellowship of the Ring
2. You take people, you put them on a journey, you give them peril, you find out who they really are.
- Joss Whedon
3. Liberty without Learning is always in peril and Learning without Liberty is always in vain.
- John F. Kennedy
2. peril
noun. ['ˈpɛrəl'] a venture undertaken without regard to possible loss or injury.
Antonyms
Etymology
- peril (Old French (842-ca. 1400))
- periculum (Latin)
3. peril
verb. ['ˈpɛrəl'] put in a dangerous, disadvantageous, or difficult position.
Antonyms
Etymology
- peril (Old French (842-ca. 1400))
- periculum (Latin)