危言耸听 wēiyánsǒngtīng alarmist talk Definitions Defs Origin Strokes Stroke Words Sentences Sents 危 wēi noun dangerous (bound form) danger; precarious; in jeopardy; to endanger; to imperil言 yán noun speech words; talk; what is said耸 聳 sǒng verbadjective to alarm (bound form) to alarm; to shock or startle others听 聽 tīng verb to listen to listen; to use the ears to receive sound