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- DictionaryThreat·en·ing/ˈTHretniNG/
adjective
- 1. having a hostile or deliberately frightening quality or manner: "her mother had received a threatening letter"
The meaning of THREATENING is expressing or suggesting a threat of harm, danger, etc. : indicating or suggesting the approach of possible trouble or danger. How to use threatening in a sentence.
expressing a threat of something unpleasant or violent: threatening behaviour. Synonym. menacing. showing that bad weather will probably arrive soon: As the threatening clouds approached, the winds suddenly blew up into a blinding snowstorm. Fewer examples.
Threatening definition: tending or intended to menace. See examples of THREATENING used in a sentence.
1. : to utter threats against. 2. a. : to give signs or warning of : portend. the clouds threatened rain. b. : to hang over dangerously : menace. famine threatens the city.
to tell someone that you will hurt or harm him or her, esp. if the person does not do something in particular: [ I ] They threatened to drop him from the team if he didn’t come to practice. [ T ] Don’t threaten me! threaten verb (WARN OF POSSIBILITY) [ T ] to warn of something unpleasant or unwanted:
What does threaten mean? To threaten someone is to indicate that you will cause harm to or create some other kind of negative consequences for them, especially to pressure them to do something or not to do something. This kind of statement is called a threat.
Anything that's threatening is ominous, or scary on purpose. A bully's deep, threatening voice might frighten other children in the neighborhood. Threatening things are done in a way that expresses an intention to hurt someone.
to be a menace or source of danger to: Sickness threatened her peace of mind. Synonyms: endanger. Antonyms: defend, protect. 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.
Definition of threatening adjective in Oxford Advanced Learner's Dictionary. Meaning, pronunciation, picture, example sentences, grammar, usage notes, synonyms and more.
2 days ago · 1. adjective [usually ADJECTIVE noun] You can describe someone's behaviour as threatening when you think that they are trying to harm you. The police could have charged them with threatening behaviour. She said Denny had received a threatening letter and asked me if I sent it.
