venom
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Definition of venom
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: a toxic substance produced by some animals (such as snakes, scorpions, or bees) that is injected into prey or an enemy chiefly by biting or stinging and has an injurious or lethal effect
broadly
: a substance that is poisonous
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: a spiteful malicious feeling or state of mind : extreme ill will : malevolence
venom
verb
venomed;
venoming;
venoms
Definition of venom (Entry 2 of 2)
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Examples of venom in a Sentence
Noun
She spoke of him with venom in her voice. He spewed venom against his rival.Recent Examples on the Web: Noun
Combine this with the unpleasant booing for Djokovi , the venom directed at Medvedev and the New York crowd looks bad. — Jon Wertheim, SI.com, "Mailbag: Roger Federer's Loss to Dimitrov is the Biggest Upset of This U.S. Open," 4 Sep. 2019 The latest is the notorious website 8chan, which was the venue of choice for the venom spewed by the El Paso terrorist. — David Meyer, Fortune, "The Dangers of Tech Firmsâ Safe Harbor: CEO Daily," 12 Aug. 2019 Some come to deliver threats; others send their venom by mail. — The Economist, "Helen Phillipsâs âThe Needâ skilfully exploits maternal fears," 9 Aug. 2019 Its venom is the least toxic of the venomous snakes, USA Today reported. — Crystal Hill, Indianapolis Star, "A copperhead bit a 7-year-old at a campsite. Hereâs what you should know about the snakes.," 15 July 2019 Her skewering of all political persuasions has earned her online venom. — Jeffrey Fleishman, latimes.com, "Transgender YouTube star ContraPoints tries to change alt-right minds," 12 June 2019 Surprisingly, the team showed that the reptiles actually bit into the rats on less than half of their attacks (15), and of those, just seven strikes resulted in their deploying venom and getting a meal. — Jason Bittel, National Geographic, "âNinja' rat kicks snake in midair in amazing slo-mo video," 5 Apr. 2019 Northern Pacific rattlesnake venom contains a protein that functions identically. — Kyle Dickman, Outside Online, "A Rattle with Death in Yosemite," 20 June 2018 This venom is made of a toxic form of identity politics, aided and abetted by critical race and gender theory. — Sahil Handa, National Review, "What Conservatives Get Wrong about the Campus Wars," 4 July 2019These example sentences are selected automatically from various online news sources to reflect current usage of the word 'venom.' Views expressed in the examples do not represent the opinion of Merriam-Webster or its editors. Send us feedback.
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More Definitions for venom
venom
noun
English Language Learners Definition of venom
: poison that is produced by an animal (such as a snake) and used to kill or injure another animal usually through biting or stinging
: a very strong feeling of anger or hatred
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venom
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Kids Definition of venom
: poison produced by an animal (as a snake or scorpion) and passed to a victim usually by biting or stinging
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Medical Definition of venom
: a toxic substance produced by some animals (as snakes, scorpions, or bees) that is injected into prey or an enemy chiefly by biting or stinging and has an injurious or lethal effect
broadly
: a substance that is poisonous
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