threatening |
1. v. present participle of threaten | |
2. adj. Presenting a threat; menacing; frightening. | |
Never turn your back to someone who is displaying threatening behavior. | |
3. n. An act of threatening; a threat. | |
threaten |
1. v. To make a threat against someone; to use threats. | |
He threatened me with a knife. | |
2. v. To menace, or be dangerous. | |
The rocks threatened the ship's survival. | |
3. v. To portend, or give a warning of. | |
The black clouds threatened heavy rain. | |
4. v. (figuratively) To be close to equaling or surpassing (a record, etc.) | |
menacing |
1. adj. Suggesting imminent harm. | |
2. adj. Threatening. | |
3. v. present participle of menace | |
4. n. The act of making menaces or threats. | |
menace |
1. n. A perceived threat or danger. | |
2. n. The act of threatening. | |
3. n. (informal) An annoying and bothersome person or thing. | |
4. v. To make threats against (someone); to intimidate. | |
to menace a country with war | |
5. v. To threaten (an evil to be inflicted). | |
6. v. To endanger (someone or something); to imperil or jeopardize. | |