The associated or secondary meaning of a word or expression in addition to its explicit or primary meaning.
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Examples for "undercurrent"
Examples for "undercurrent"
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However, given the prickly undercurrent, today may not be the best day!
2
That said; good intentions could be undermined by the subtly judgmental undercurrent.
3
This movement finds a strong undercurrent of favor in all the churches.
4
Highly subtle planetary accents are likely to bring out a materialistic undercurrent.
5
In the midst of it all, an undercurrent of events was flowing.
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Then one of the sailors in the boat spoke in an undertone.
2
The man dressed in scarlet turned round and said in an undertone:
3
The latter part of the sentence was muttered in an unheeded undertone.
4
Regarding him with a grave eye, his friend replied in an undertone:
5
The scout indicated the course, and then added, in an excited undertone:
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He simply looked at the sea dully and swore in an undertone.
7
Mr. Dimm called the head-waiter and spoke to him in an undertone.
8
And yet, for the first time, she felt an undertone of disgust.
9
The woman glanced about and said in an undertone, He's all right.
10
She did not go to the trouble of speaking in an undertone.
11
What are you going to do?' she insisted in a worried undertone.
12
As he was passing out the rustler remarked, in a quick undertone:
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Shorty touched Kit significantly with his elbow and said in an undertone:
14
Rachael repeated in a voiceless undertone as she rapidly paced the room.
15
An understanding ear would have caught the sneering undertone in these words.
16
The men said a few words in an undertone to each other.
