The phrase "around intimidating" is not correct and does not convey a clear meaning in written English.
It may be intended to describe a situation or environment that feels intimidating, but the phrasing is awkward and unclear.
Example: "The atmosphere in the room was around intimidating, making it hard for anyone to speak up."
Alternatives: "somewhat intimidating" or "rather intimidating".
Pitchforks in hand, the blue devils run around intimidating other dancers and bystanders.
Among chimpanzees, he said, adult males often strut around intimidating others, shaking branches in the air or dropping them from trees, swinging from vines and hooting, dislodging stones and rolling them into the river.
Groups of people are walking around intimidating people who come onto the property," Lonmin spokeswoman Sue Vey told the BBC.
Trite as it may sound, that observation is a key to becoming comfortable around intimidating people and allowing them to be comfortable, too.
The German painter Gerhard Richter, who is the subject of a magnificent retrospective at the Museum of Modern Art, is famous for severity, hermeticism, and all-around, intimidating difficulty.
By Peter Schjeldahl The German painter Gerhard Richter, who is the subject of a magnificent retrospective at the Museum of Modern Art, is famous for severity, hermeticism, and all-around, intimidating difficulty.
Hang around in intimidating groups.
I wanted to know whether that was the actual reasoning behind the GI's "security tour," or whether they actually believed they were protecting people by standing around and intimidating subway passengers.
Suddenly finding yourself surrounded by strangers without a single familiar face around may be intimidating, especially for introverts, and it is all too easy to decide that staying inside is less nerve-wracking and better for your studies.
He cruises around town, intimidating tenants or potential business partners, womanising and covering up for his friends' womanising.
In one posting, Salam vividly described the son of the Iraqi defense minister "driving that fancy car around Arasat Street intimidating everybody like all good sons of ministers do".
