spell trouble

to signify future trouble; to mean trouble. This letter that came today spells trouble. The sky looks angry and dark. That spells trouble.

to be the cause of possible problems in the future (often + for ) The continuing dry weather could spell trouble for farmers.

Name	Pronounced	Usage
Jure	-	Slovene, Croatian
Anselm	AHN-zelm (German), AN-selm (English)	German, English (Rare), Ancient Germanic
Goldstein	['gəuldsti:n]
Brunhild	-	Germanic Mythology, Ancient Germanic
Bet	BET (Limburgish)	Frisian, Limburgish
KrzyŚ	KZHISH	Polish