undercurrent

12 letters · noun · scores 3,800 in SpellHuntr

noun

a subdued emotional quality underlying an utterance; implicit meaning

Undercurrent 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.

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