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Meanings of direful threat in English

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Usage of direful threat in English
1
Unconscious of the direful threat, he did not budge.
Hard Cash
2
At this direful threat the offender began to blubber, and speedily disappeared to pack her box.
Put Yourself in His Place
3
This direful threat did not seem to stir the sense of hearing in either of the two men.
Parrot & Co.
4
This direful threat had its effect.
Santa Claus's Partner
5
Some struck their tomahawks into the trunks of trees, while others brandished their knives, and uttered direful threats.
Thrilling Adventures by Land and Sea
6
In the uproar that swelled louder as the angry crowd of tenants made for the attic, his name was heard coupled with direful threats.
Children of the Tenements
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