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adjective
- 1. having a hostile or deliberately frightening quality or manner: "her mother had received a threatening letter" Similar
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Learn the definition of threatening as an adjective that can express a threat of something unpleasant or violent, or show that bad weather will arrive soon. See synonyms, translations and usage examples from Cambridge Dictionary.
- Traditional
THREATENING translate: 威脅（性）的，恐嚇（性）的. Learn more in the...
- Znaczenie Threatening, Definicja W Cambridge English Dictionary
THREATENING definicja: 1. expressing a threat of something...
- Threatening in French
threatening translate: menaçant/-ante, qui représente une...
- Threatening in Spanish
THREATENING translate: amenazante [singular], amenazante...
- Simplified
THREATENING translate: 威胁（性）的，恐吓（性）的. Learn more in the...
- English (US)
THREATENING meaning: 1. expressing a threat of something...
- Threaten
THREATEN definition: 1. to tell someone that you will kill...
- Traditional
Learn the meaning of threatening as an adjective or adverb, with synonyms, example sentences, and word history. Find out how to use threatening in a sentence and how to cite it.
Threatening definition: tending or intended to menace. See examples of THREATENING used in a sentence.
Learn the meaning of threaten, a verb that means to tell someone you will harm them or cause problems, or to warn of something unpleasant or unwanted. See how to use threaten in sentences and find synonyms and related words.
Learn the meaning of threatening as an adjective to describe someone's behaviour or a situation that causes alarm or harm. See synonyms, pronunciation, collocations and usage examples of threatening.
Learn the meaning of threatening as an adjective that expresses a threat of harm or violence. See synonyms, antonyms, pronunciation and usage notes with examples and pictures.
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.
