Definition of Forbidding

threatening or unfriendly in appearance

Examples of Forbidding in a sentence

Speaking to the forbidding man only caused him to scowl and give an intimidating glance.  🔊

The grim and forbidding building was the source of nightmares for the local children.  🔊

The queen tried to make the manor look more inviting, but the bleak castle still appeared forbidding.  🔊

Murky water surrounded the forbidding cabin and stopped surveyors from looking further.  🔊

The dark and forbidding sky during the day told that a storm was brewing.  🔊

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