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threatening

/ˈθɹɛtə.nɪŋ/adjective3 syllables

Threatening means: threatening or foreshadowing evil or tragic developments.

Synonyms for threatening14

adjective, as in threatening or foreshadowing evil or tragic developments

baleful, forbidding, menacing, minacious, minatory, ominous, sinister, alarming

adjective, as in darkened by clouds

heavy, lowering, sullen, cloudy

also used for threatening

threatensome, threatful

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What does threatening mean?2

adjective

1

threatening or foreshadowing evil or tragic developments“a baleful look”

2

darkened by clouds“a heavy sky”

Definitions from the Open English WordNet, CC BY 4.0.

Threatening in a sentence

  • If he keeps threatening you, then file a complaint.Slam4
  • I wasn't well, but it wasn't life-threatening either.ajje
  • If he keeps threatening you, then you should go to the police.arnxy20
  • Stop threatening inanimate objects, they can't hear you.unknown
  • He's always threatening to quit, but he never does.shekitten
  • You aren't threatening to kill me, are you?RudeGuyGames
  • The threatening floods made it necessary to evacuate the town.sundown
  • The mayor's family was harassed with threatening phone calls all day.unknown

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