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undercurrent

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12 lettersPronunciation /ˈʌndəkʌɹ(ə)nt/Part of speech nounSorted cdeennrrrtuuStarts with UEnds with T0 cluesCommon crossword word
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Definitions

  1. a subdued emotional quality underlying an utterance; implicit meaning

Word origin

From under- + current.

Used in a sentence

  • The meeting was pervaded with an undercurrent of dread, as the managers tried not to admit that firings were looming.
  • All the while there was a busy undercurrent in her, like the thought of a man who keeps up a dialogue while he is considering how he can slip away.
  • Although the crowd was predominantly red-and-white, there was also a Romanian flavour, which these days in football terms tends to mean there is at least an undercurrent of discontent.

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