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
Sophie	['səufi]
'Amaryahu	-	Biblical Hebrew
Armo	AHR-mo	Finnish
SimÃO	-	Portuguese
Ballinger	['bælindʒə]
Blanchard	-	Ancient Germanic