PERILING Synonyms: 25 Similar and Opposite Words

periling

verb

variants also perilling

present participle of peril

as in endangering

to place in danger a tribute to the men and women who, as firefighters, peril their lives daily

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Ferrari was charged with injuries to a police dog, recklessly endangering another person and inflicting injury to a domestic animal, the Westmoreland County District Attorney's Office said.

— Madeline Bartos, CBS News, 16 Sep. 2026
Steppach, 49, was the owner of Tim’s Tavern on Edison Avenue, where people protested daily in December after Steppach pleaded no contest to three misdemeanor counts of second-degree endangering the welfare of a minor.

— Grant Lancaster, Arkansas Online, 3 Sep. 2026

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In its premiere, this was a Korean Cherry Orchard performed in Korean for audiences that needed no primer on its setting, the rapidly changing globalized city where the characters’ home is threatening to disappear.

— Sara Holdren, Vulture, 18 Sep. 2026
He was accused of threatening to terminate those contracts if he wasn't paid.

— CBS News, CBS News, 18 Sep. 2026

Definition of threatening

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The other has been hidden by banning media coverage, so the world has seen nothing but cell phone videos made by Palestinian journalists risking their lives to record them.

— Literary Hub, Literary Hub, 18 Sep. 2026
That comes as oil prices have already risen sharply due to the Middle East conflict, risking higher energy costs, weaker currencies and elevated interest rates combined for some economies.

— Lee Ying Shan, CNBC, 17 Sep. 2026

Definition of risking

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