threatening
[ thret-n-ing ]
/ ˈθrɛt n ɪŋ /
adjective
tending or intended to menace: threatening gestures.
causing alarm, as by being imminent; ominous; sinister: threatening clouds.
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Definition for threatening (2 of 2)
threaten
[ thret-n ]
/ ˈθrɛt n /
verb (used with object)
to utter a threat against; menace: He threatened the boy with a beating.
to be a menace or source of danger to: Sickness threatened her peace of mind.
to offer (a punishment, injury, etc.) by way of a threat: They threatened swift retaliation.
to give an ominous indication of: The clouds threaten rain.
verb (used without object)
to utter or use threats.
to indicate impending evil or mischief.
Origin of threaten
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British Dictionary definitions for threatening
threaten
/ (ˈθrɛtən) /
verb
(tr)
to be a threat to
to be a menacing indication of (something); portend
dark clouds threatened rain
(when tr, may take a clause as object)
to express a threat to (a person or people)