Antonyms for perilling
| Grammar : Verb |
| Spell : per-uh l |
| Phonetic Transcription : ˈpɛr əl |
Definition of perilling
Origin :- c.1200, from Old French peril "danger, risk" (10c.), from Latin periculum "an attempt, trial, experiment; risk, danger," with instrumentive suffix -culum and element also found in experiri "to try," cognate with Greek peria "trial, attempt, experience," empeiros "experienced," Old Irish aire "vigilance," Gothic ferja "watcher," Old English fær "danger, fear" (see fear (n.)).
- As in jeopardize : verb endanger
- As in menace : verb bother, frighten
- As in risk : verb take a chance
- As in compromise : verb put in jeopardy
- As in endanger : verb put in jeopardy
- As in expose : verb subject to danger
- As in imperil : verb cause to be in danger
- It is not impossible, however, that in taking this step I may be perilling my own safety.
- Extract from : « Maurice Tiernay Soldier of Fortune » by Charles James Lever
- I thought I was perilling my head by coming here, and you tell me I have saved it.
- Extract from : « Vera » by Oscar Wilde
- She was perilling her own in order to accompany and assist his expedition.
- Extract from : « The Firebrand » by S. R. Crockett
- It was at least a foot higher and of solid stone masonry, and as I did so I felt that I was perilling my life to save theirs.
- Extract from : « Charles O'Malley, The Irish Dragoon, Volume 2 (of 2) » by Charles Lever
- In New York, if it is a genuine knee, it may kneel or not kneel, so far as perilling its safe foundation is concerned.
- Extract from : « Folly as It Flies » by Fanny Fern
- Noble knights of prowess were ever perilling themselves in the cause of woman.
- Extract from : « The History of Chivalry, Volume I (of 2) » by Charles Mills
Synonyms for perilling
- adventure
- alarm
- bad-eye
- be careless
- be caught short
- beard
- blight
- brave
- browbeat
- bully
- chance
- chance it
- chill
- compromise
- confront
- cop out
- dare
- defy
- defy danger
- discredit
- dishonor
- embarrass
- encounter
- endanger
- explode
- expose
- expose to danger
- face
- gamble
- give in
- go out of one's depth
- hang by a thread
- hazard
- impend
- imperil
- implicate
- intimidate
- jeopard
- jeopardize
- jeopardy
- lay on the line
- lay open
- lean on
- leap before looking
- leave defenseless
- leave in the middle
- leave open
- leave to luck
- loom
- lower
- make liable
- make vulnerable
- mar
- meet
- menace
- overhang
- peril
- play into one's hands
- play with fire
- plunge
- portend
- prejudice
- push around
- put at risk
- put heat on
- put in danger
- put in harm's way
- put in jeopardy
- put on the spot
- put under suspicion
- risk
- ruin
- run the chance
- run the risk
- scare
- scare hell out of
- sell out
- skate on thin ice
- speculate
- spoil
- spook
- stake
- stick one's neck out
- subject to
- subject to loss
- tackle
- take a flyer
- take a header
- take a plunge
- take on
- take the liberty
- tempt fate
- terrorize
- threaten
- torment
- venture
- wager
- weaken
- whip around
Based on : Thesaurus.com - Gutenberg.org - Dictionary.com - Random House Unabridged Dictionary, © Random House, Inc. 2019