Definition of threatening Threatening
/θɹɛˈtʌnɪŋ/ - [thretuning] -
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What does threatening mean?
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| threatening - threatening or foreshadowing evil or tragic developments; "a baleful look"; "forbidding thunderclouds"; "his tone became menacing"; "ominous rumblings of discontent"; "sinister storm clouds"; "a sinister smile"; "his threatening behavior"; "ugly black clouds"; "the situation became ugly" | ||
| baleful, forbidding, menacing, minacious, minatory, ominous, sinister | ||
| alarming frightening because of an awareness of danger | ||
| threatening - darkened by clouds; "a heavy sky" | ||
| heavy, lowering, sullen | ||
| cloudy (of liquids) clouded as with sediment; "a cloudy liquid"; "muddy coffee"; "murky waters" | ||
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- threatening (Noun)
An act of threatening; a threat. - threatening (Verb)
Present participle of threaten. - threatening (Adjective)
Presenting a threat; menacing; frightening.
Webster DictionaryWebster's Unabridged Dictionary 📘
- threatening (p. pr. & vb. n.)
of Threaten - threatening
a. & n. from Threaten, v.
OmegaWiki DictionaryOmegaWiki Dictionary Ω
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threatening
Which threatens or menaces.
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🔤- threatening, verb, gerund of threaten (infinitive).
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