peril

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[edit] Noun

Singular
peril

Plural
perils

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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a situation of serious danger
something that causes, contains, or presents danger
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[edit] Verb

Infinitive
to peril

Third person singular
perils

Simple past
periled

Past participle
periled

Present participle
periling

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.

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