- the poisonous liquid that some snakes, spiders, etc. produce when they bite or sting you
- The snake injects the venom immediately after biting its prey.
- Centipedes kill their prey by injecting venom into them with a large pair of fangs.
- Snake venoms work in several ways.
Oxford Collocations Dictionaryadjective- deadly
- potent
- scorpion
- …
- inject
- gland
- (formal) a strong, bitter feeling; feelings of hate and a desire to hurt somebody
- His voice was full of venom.
- a look of pure venom
Extra Examples- His voice dripped with venom.
- Most of her venom was directed at the President.
- She said it quickly and with venom.
Oxford Collocations Dictionaryadjective- pure
- real
- spew
- spit
- be filled with
- …
- with venom
Word OriginMiddle English: from Old French venim, variant of venin, from an alteration of Latin venenum ‘poison’.
Idioms
See venom in the Oxford Advanced American Dictionaryspit venom/blood
- to show that you are very angry; to speak in an angry way
- She looked at him with eyes that spat venom.
- She surveyed him coldly with eyes that spat venom.
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