characterized by or pertaining to emotion: the emotive and rational capacities of humankind. 2. productive of or directed toward the emotions: Artistic distortion is often an emotive use of form.
Portend means to show a sign that something calamitous is about to happen. The teetering, tottering, pile of fine china piled up after the dinner party portends an imminent crash of broken plates and dishes. Portend is a verb warning of omens, or bad signs. Dark clouds rumbling in over a county fair in Kansas portend the thunderstorm and even tornado that is likely to ruin the festivities. Portend is a helpful way for authors to foreshadow dark events ahead in their stories.
rind (raÉªnd ) Word forms: plural rinds. 1. variable noun. The rind of a fruit such as a lemon or orange is its thick outer skin. ...grated lemon rind. Synonyms: skin, peel, outer layer, epicarp More Synonyms of rind. 2. variable noun. The rind of cheese or bacon is the hard outer edge which you do not usually eat. Discard the bacon rind and cut each rasher in half.