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Pronunciation

Noun

peril (plural perils)

  1. A situation of serious and immediate danger.
  2. Something that causes, contains, or presents danger.
    The perils of the jungle (animals and insects, weather, etc)

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Verb

to peril (third-person singular simple present perils, present participle periling, simple past and past participle periled)

  1. (transitive) To cause to be in danger; to imperil.

Anagrams

Anglo-Norman

Noun

peril m. (oblique plural peris, nominative singular peris, nominative plural peril)

  1. peril; hazard; danger

Descendants

Old French

Noun

peril m. (oblique plural peris, nominative singular peris, nominative plural peril)

  1. peril; hazard; danger

Descendants

 

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